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DOBSON METER [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A photoelectric spectrophotometer developed by G.M.B. Dobson for determining the total amount of ozone in an atmospheric column by comparing values for 2 wavelengths in the ozone absorption spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Spectrophotomètre à cellule photoélectrique mis au point par G.M.B. Dobson, qui permet de mesurer la quantité totale d'ozone d'une colonne atmosphérique en comparant deux longueurs d'onde du spectre d'absorption de l'ozone.

OBS

On trouve parfois l'expression spectromètre-Dobson (Dobson spectrometer); bien qu'il comporte un spectromètre, l'instrument mis au point par Dobson est bien un spectrophotomètre.

Key term(s)
  • spectrophotomètre Dobson

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
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