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Measurement of sky clarity using MIR radiometers as an adjunct to atmospheric Čerenkov radiation measurements

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A technique for detecting the presence of cloud in the field of view of an atmospheric Čerenkov telescope using a mid infra red radiometer is described. Models for the radiative emission from clear and cloudy skies are tested and found to represent the measurements.

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  1. University of Durham Industrial Research Laboratories, Mountjoy Research Centre, University of Durham, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3UP, U.K

    D. J. Buckley, M. C. Dorrington, P. J. Edwards, T. J. L. McComb, S. P. Tummey & K. E. Turver

  2. Department of Physics, University of Durham, Rochester Building, Science Laboratories, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K

    K. E. Turver

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Buckley, D.J., Dorrington, M.C., Edwards, P.J. et al. Measurement of sky clarity using MIR radiometers as an adjunct to atmospheric Čerenkov radiation measurements. Experimental Astronomy 9, 237–249 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008102827280

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