radiometer
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The findings come from Juno's microwave radiometer, an instrument that has been studying Jupiter's atmosphere since the spacecraft entered orbit around the giant planet in 2016.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
And a radiometer will sense how much of the energy falling on to Earth from the Sun is being reflected or radiated back into space.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
The instrument, a mini microwave radiometer, can measure heat and light emanating from oxygen and water vapor in the air.
From The Verge ● Jun. 10, 2022
The device they use is a microwave radiometer.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2021
In an atmosphere of ordinary density, the accession of heat which the vanes of a radiometer might receive from a radiant source would be diffused through the mass of the inclosed air.
From Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions by Josiah Parsons Cooke
