Great.

At 12:07 AM 9/13/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello Jim,
>
>Bellani pyranometer does not record absoulte values of Radiation, it has to
>be calibrated against a direct recording solarimeter. In most cases , this
>calibration would have been done already and the values what you get is
>global solar radiation.So absolutely there is no difference between bellani
>and high cost pyranometer
>
>How ever you need to confirm with the source whether they have done this
>calibration.
>
>sincerely,
>Ramkrishnan.P.B.
>Department of Crop and soil sciences
>Michigan state university
>Michigan-48823-1325
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