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The use of the Campbell‐Stokes sunshine recorder as an integrating actinometer
Author(s) -
Estrada I. G. Galindo,
D'Albe E. M. Fournier
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708636817
Subject(s) - actinometer , meteorology , environmental science , radiation , sunshine duration , optics , atmospheric sciences , physics , remote sensing , geography , plasma , relative humidity , quantum mechanics
A simple method is described to evaluate the daily total direct solar radiation, by measuring the weight of paper burnt in the Campbell‐Stokes sunshine recorder.