A Multi-Channel Radiometer For Measurement Of The Optical Properties Of The Atmosphere

Theodore W. Cannon; Roland L. Hulstrom

doi:10.1117/12.960718

26 September 1989 A Multi-Channel Radiometer For Measurement Of The Optical Properties Of The Atmosphere

Theodore W. Cannon, Roland L. Hulstrom

Proceedings Volume 1109, Optical Radiation Measurements II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960718
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A multi-channel solar radiometer system called the Atmospheric Optical Calibration System (AOCS) has been developed at the Solar Energy Research Institute to perform real-time measurements of the optical transmittance properties of the atmosphere at selected wavelengths within the solar spectral regime (.3 to 3 μm). These measurements are analyzed in conjunction with a simple spectral solar radiation model to calculate real-time solar spectral irradiance values. The AOCS will be used to relate existing atmospheric optical and solar radiation conditions to selected standard conditions, so that decisions can be made regarding the outdoor testing of solar energy conversion devices (i.e., photovoltaic devices/cells. The concept for this instrument was originally described by Hulstrom and Cannon.

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Theodore W. Cannon and Roland L. Hulstrom "A Multi-Channel Radiometer For Measurement Of The Optical Properties Of The Atmosphere", Proc. SPIE 1109, Optical Radiation Measurements II, (26 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960718

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