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Pers sunshine recorder

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007874

A type of sunshine recorder that uses a spherical glass lens to focus sunlight onto a specially prepared card, burning a trace as the sun moves across the sky. The length of the burn trace indicates the duration of bright sunshine. This instrument is a common method for measuring sunshine hours at meteorological stations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007874
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007874",
  "term": "Pers sunshine recorder",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A type of sunshine recorder that uses a spherical glass lens to focus sunlight onto a specially prepared card, burning a trace as the sun moves across the sky. The length of the burn trace indicates the duration of bright sunshine. This instrument is a common method for measuring sunshine hours at meteorological stations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/pers-sunshine-recorder/"
}

Record 7,026 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.