Ångström compensation pyrheliometer

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Ångström compensation pyrheliometer [′ȯŋ·strəm käm·pən′sā·shən ¦pīr‚hē‚lē′äm·əd·ər]

(engineering)

A pyrheliometer consisting of two identical Manganin strips, one shaded, the other exposed to sunlight; an electrical current is passed through the shaded strip to raise its temperature to that of the exposed strip, and the electric power required to accomplish this is a measure of the solar radiation.

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