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Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 712

Q712

Solar-radiation is measured by

A.
Rain gauge
B.
Pyranometer
Answer
C.
Hydrometer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Pyranometer is the instrument that is used to measure solar radiation on a planar surface.
It is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density from the hemisphere above within in range of 0.3 micro meters to 3 micro meters.
The name Pyranometer is derived from the Greek words Pyr means ‘fire’, ano means 'above the sky'.