A miniature scanning sun photometer for vertical profiles and mobile platforms

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, D. M.
dc.contributor.authorTelg, H.
dc.contributor.authorEck, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, J.
dc.contributor.authorStalin, S. E.
dc.contributor.authorBates, T. S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-15T23:16:26Z
dc.date.available2024-02-15T23:16:26Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-18
dc.description.abstractA miniature sun photometer has been developed that makes continuous almucantar scans to measure solar irradiance and sky radiance in four wavelength bands set by interference filters. It has a well-defined field of view and can rapidly compensate for a tilting platform. It weighs less than 400 g and has an average power consumption of less than 5 W. Together, these characteristics make it suitable for vertical profiles using small balloons or unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). Preliminary results are presented showing measurements of optical depth and the phase function of scattered sunlight. An optical depth of about 0.03 in a clean boundary layer was measurable with an accuracy of better than 0.01.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by an internal NOAA seed money grant as well as NOAA base and climate funding. Funding for the flight time was provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786826.2015.1121200
dc.format.extent7 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2dtre-msbr
dc.identifier.citationD. M. Murphy, H. Telg, T. F. Eck, J. Rodriguez, S. E. Stalin & T. S. Bates (2016) A miniature scanning sun photometer for vertical profiles and mobile platforms, Aerosol Science and Technology, 50:1, 11-16, DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2015.1121200
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2015.1121200
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/31646
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC GESTAR II Collection
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
dc.titleA miniature scanning sun photometer for vertical profiles and mobile platforms
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