radiometer

noun

ra·di·om·e·ter ˌrā-dē-ˈä-mə-tər

: an instrument for detecting and usually for measuring the intensity of radiant energy

radiometry

ˌrā-dē-ˈä-mə-trē

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The scanners employ a millimeter wave radiometer which uses radio frequency waves to image visitors. —

Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2010 That includes tools such as a microwave radiometer to quantify the amount of liquid in the atmosphere as well as a LIDAR ceilometer to record the size of clouds. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023 The rover also used a magnetometer to test the strength of the asteroid’s magnetic field, and recorded its surface temperature with a high-powered radiometer, which will help determine how well Ryugu holds onto heat. —

Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2018 Orbiting Jupiter since July 2016, the craft is using its infrared spectrometer and microwave radiometer to search for signs of water and its abundances. —

Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2018 For example, the spacecraft's microwave radiometer will look into Europa’s crust, obtaining data on its icy composition and temperature. —

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2022 With the radiometer, the Juno team can create heat maps of Jupiter’s atmospheric layers and look for circular features at different altitudes in the atmosphere, which indicate the presence of a vortex. —

Katrina Miller, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2021 This finding emerged from another of Juno’s instruments: a microwave radiometer. —

Ramin Skibba, Wired, 28 Oct. 2021 To study the Great Red Spot, the Juno probe was reoriented from its normal sideways attitude, so that the microwave radiometer on board could better reveal details of its vertical structure. —

NBC News, 28 Oct. 2021 See More

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