ac·ti·nom·e·ter

(ăk′tə-nŏm′ĭ-tər)

Any of several radiometric instruments, such as a pyrheliometer, used chiefly for meteorological measurements of terrestrial and solar radiation.

ac′ti·no·met′ric (-nō-mĕt′rĭk), ac′ti·no·met′ri·cal adj.

ac′ti·nom′e·try n.

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actinometrical - of or related to actinometry

actinometric

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References in periodicals archive

Chroscicki, "Calculation methods of determining the value of daylight's intensity on the ground of photometric and actinometrical measurements," in Proceedings of CIE Conference, vol.

Comparative Analysis of All-Sky Luminous Efficacy Models Based on Calculated and Measured Solar Radiation Data of Four Worldwide Cities

Our result fits well the relationships between specific humidity and incoming longwave radiation obtained from the analysis of measurement data from BSRN as well as some other actinometrical stations (Ruckstuhl et al., 2007; Stanhill, 2011; Rosa and Stanhill, 2014).

Longwave radiation at the earth's surface in Estonia/Aluspinna ja atmosfaari pikalaineline kiirgus Eestis

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