The circumsolar measurement program - Assessment of the effects of atmospheric scattering on solar energy conversion
Abstract
Circumsolar radiation is produced by small-angle scattering of sunlight from atmospheric aerosols with dimensions larger than the wavelength of light. The primary purpose of the project under consideration is to assess the impact of the aerosol scattering on focusing collector systems. Presently, four circumsolar telescopes have completed over one year of nearly continuous measurements at several locations. The resulting set of measurements is a thorough set of data displaying the effect of scattering on the solar intensity profile. The data indicate that significant corrections are necessary to the existing pyrheliometer data.
- Publication:
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Sensing of Environmental Pollutants
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978sep..conf..423H
- Keywords:
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- Aerosols;
- Atmospheric Scattering;
- Circumsolar Radiation;
- Pollution Monitoring;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Telescopes;
- Atmospheric Optics;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Energy Technology;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Instruments;
- Tracking Filters;
- Instrumentation and Photography