Sentences with phrase «pointing radiometer»

Well I suppose it is possible that you are pointing your radiometer at a near full moon, instead of the sun.

Winds are estimated by using an upward - looking Doppler radar, while temperature and moisture profiles are evaluated by using a vertically pointing radiometer that measures electromagnetic emissions of selected wavelengths at various heights in the troposphere.

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Presumably they used a calibrated radiometer that they pointed at the sky.

If you go out in your back yard on a clear sky day, say anywhere in the USA lower 49 (sans Alaska), with a calibrated radiometer that can measure surface Irradance, and point it roughly at the sun, that is the number you will likely read on your radiometer.