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Meteorology and Climatology

Professionals in these scientific disciplines strive to understand the infl uences on our weather (short-term) and climate (long-term), on scales from very local to country- wide and global. They use a mixture of software models and skilled data interpretation to make forecasts. However, this mainly depends upon predicting the future from what happened in the past and, as many people in the world are now aware, this is no longer reliable. Improved forecasting requires good quality and reliable real-time data from widespread networks of instruments around the globe, and a key part of this is solar radiation. Kipp & Zonen manufactures a full range of instruments for monitoring solar, sky and terrestrial radiation; from small, light, models suited to entry-level weather stations and portable fi eld use up to the very best equipment available.Pyranometers, pyrgeometers, net radiometers, total-UV and sunshine duration sensors - we make them all, plus a comprehensive range of accessories. Pyrheliometers measure only the radiation coming directly from the sun and, of course, Kipp & Zonen makes some of the best automatic sun trackers to mount them on. All this data needs to be acquired and stored – we have solutions for that too.Kipp & Zonen instruments are the choice of meteorological organisations and climate researchers around the world who demand quality, reliability and performance.