ERIC Number: EJ956439
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Using an Infrared Thermometer for Solar Pyranometry
Fiedler, B. H.
Physics Education, v46 n6 p696-701 Nov 2011
The simple hand-held infrared thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of surfaces of different reflectivity exposed to sunlight and wind. From four temperature measurements of black and white panels in windy and wind-sheltered conditions, together with the two wind speed measurements, both the flux of incident solar radiation and the heat transfer coefficient for the panel surface can be deduced. (Contains 2 figures, 2 tables, and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Radiation, Heat, Climate, Science Instruction, Measurement Techniques, Teaching Methods, Meteorology, Physics, Science Experiments
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