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A sunshine sensing device for long period recording
Author(s) -
Sumner C. J.
Publication year - 1966
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.49709239414
Subject(s) - environmental science , battery (electricity) , sunshine duration , solenoid , meteorology , remote sensing , geology , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , power (physics) , precipitation , quantum mechanics
A sunshine recording installation is described consisting of a sensing head of simple, novel design which causes a battery‐energized solenoid‐operated pen mechanism to record hours of sunshine. The equipment is capable of operating unattended for periods of six months.