Balloon-borne Solar Radiation Measurements During the 2017 North American Eclipse

• William V. Slaton ^[1] ; Elaine Jeffery ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Central Arkansas

     University of Central Arkansas

     Township of Cadron, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 59, Nº. 5, 2021, págs. 328-332
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Asolar eclipse provides a well-characterized reduction in solar radiation. Solar radiation is a driving factor in meteorological and climate models. Hence, solar eclipses provide a unique opportunity to do large-scale meteorological experiments by measuring the effects on temperature, pressure, and wind while the atmospheric conditions stay mostly constant as the solar radiation amount changes. An eclipse is also a good opportunity to see what happens to solar power generation. Balloon-borne sensors get you above the cloud layer, but as we shall see, they are not necessarily ideal for this type of measurement