Errors in net radiometry: comparison and evaluation of six radiometer designs

Abstract

Net radiation is a fundamental variable in meteorology, but net radiometers have not been used extensively since the 1960s because of what is commonly considered as unreliable function. This study was conducted to determine whether this problem was caused by design, by calibration, or if some more fundamental problem was associated with net radiometry. Comparative measurements between six different types of net radiometers, calibrated in two ways, were carried out under different climatic conditions. -from Authors