Sensors & Electronics
Macro Property Measurements
Field Measurement of Cloud Coverage (174)
Completed trailer-portable multisensor system including the fisheye all-sky cloud camera, multiple line-of-sight remote photometers, remote infrared temperature monitoring instruments, sky brightness scanning radiometer and others. The circular image is representative of fisheye all-sky images.
Problem: Need ground-based, real-time field measurements of overhead cloud patterns to correlate with other test data
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Circuits & Devices through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Used video camera & computer controlled "fisheye" lens to record live, full-sky images
- Cloud camera integrated with a multisensor atmospheric radiometry system for atmospheric studies
- Trailer mounted system delivered to support field experiments
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Optical radiometry; optical system design; electronic engineering; computer system engineering; control, data acquisition, and data analysis software development; fiber optic data communications; mechanical design for equipment fixtures & system packaging; design documentation; system delivery & operational validation.
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Contact: Tim Peters
