Open AccessAn instrument system for digital display of duration of bright sunshine
Author(s) -
R. D. Vashistha,
D. K. Roychoudhury,
S. V. Datar
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v30i1.2980
Subject(s) - sunshine duration , interfacing , duration (music) , meteorology , environmental science , remote sensing , computer science , geography , computer hardware , physics , precipitation , acoustics
The article describes an instrument system designed in the Instruments Division, Meteorological Office, Pune to provide a digital display of daily duration of bright sunshine in the units of hours and minutes. Provision has been made in the instrument store the data so as to provide an indication of the total duration of bright sunshine for the last 24 hours and also for one day (24hr) previous to that. The instrument can also be used as sensor for interfacing with Automatic Weather Station Systems.