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Effects of Environment on an Infrared Field Thermometer 1
Author(s) -
McGinnies William J.,
Aronson R. C. W.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1971.00021962006300050050x
Subject(s) - infrared thermometer , thermometer , infrared , field (mathematics) , temperature measurement , thermal infrared , environmental science , thermal , materials science , remote sensing , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , chemistry , physics , meteorology , environmental chemistry , thermodynamics , geology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Abstract Accuracy and reliability of an infrared field thermometer were evaluated in field and laboratory tests. Thermal and solar radiation on the instrument itself, ambient temperature, and the temperature of the surface being measured, affected the indicated temperature of the surface temperature being measured. An infrared field thermometer of the type tested was considered unsuitable for field use.