Solar spectral measurements and modeling

• Main Authors: Bird, Richard E., Hulstrom, Roland L.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Solar Energy Research Institute 1981
• Subjects: Mathematical Models; Diffuse Solar Radiation; Rocky Mountain Region; Massachusetts; Radiations; Direct Solar Radiation; Spectra; North Atlantic Region; Turbidity; Radiation Detectors; 14 Solar Energy; Colorado; Solar Radiation; Solar Tracking; Solar Flux; Design; Photomultipliers; Stellar Radiation; Phototubes; Insolation; Radiometers; Usa 140100* > Solar Energy > Resources & Availability; Measuring Instruments; North America; Bedford; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/6668437; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1192723/

A newly developed spectroradiometer for routine measurement of the solar spectra is described. This instrument measures the solar spectrum between 300 and 2500 nm in less than 2.5 min, with 0.7-nm resolution in the visible and 10-nm resolution in the infrared. Many examples of global, direct, and di...