radiometer

Example Sentences

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Another satellite in SBG would host a thermal radiometer, capable of capturing the heat coming off Earth’s surface.

From Science Magazine

To prove that violet light could penetrate the skull and reach the POA neurons, Zhang et al. implanted a miniature, wavelength-sensitive radiometer probe into the brain.

From Nature

Davies and his colleagues measured the artificial light both above and below the water’s surface using oceanographic radiometers mounted on their boat.

From Scientific American

The lab is the place you go, for example, if you want a precise description of the intensity of a light source - something it's able to gauge using a device called a cryogenic radiometer.

From BBC

When rain and snow are present in clouds, these radiometers see a slightly different signal than during clear conditions, and this can be used to estimate rain and snow amounts.

From Washington Post