The workshop will be on pyranometer signals, calibrations and uncertainties.

First, a basic operation of the pyranometer will be explained. Next, we will give some insight into some design details and their influence on the signal. We will also discuss the indoor calibration method as we use it at Kipp & Zonen. The influence of different parameters on the calibration factor of the pyranometer will be explained. (e.g. time constant of the thermopile, the inhomgenieity of the light field used for the calibration and the influence of the stabilization time). The last section of the workshop covers the pyranometers' measurement uncertainties.

The contact persons will be Joop Mes and otherwise Mrs. Els Schinkel (+31 15 275 5210).
We would appreciate if people that intend to participate would send an e-mail to els.schinkel@kippzonen.com.