Showing posts with label satellite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label satellite. Show all posts

Friday, October 31, 2008

Maps Gauging the Sun's Intesity

With solar cooking, it isn't the ambient air temperature that we use to cook with; it is the intesity of the solar light and radiation hitting the earth.

These maps measure the UV index.
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html

http://www.wunderground.com/US/Region/US/2xpxUVForecast.html

This is a satellite photo that measures IR.
http://adds.aviationweather.gov/satellite/displaySat.php?region=US&isingle=mult_big&itype=irbw

You might have to copy and paste the URL for this link.