RADIATION SHIELDS TO REDUCE ERROR

Description of the thermal problem by Russ Chadwick at http://www.wxqa.com/shields.html

Examples of different 1-wire Pagodas and screens

• Flower Pot Radiation Shield :
• http://home.nycap.rr.com/nafis/pagoda/
• http://weather.overflow.net.au/station/stevenson.html A very complete description of how to build one.
• http://hamster.foxhollow.ca/arisk/weather/ws_details.html Shows pictures of different components of a weather station with homemade radiation shield.
• Plastic malibu walkway light:
• http://tim.gahagan.org/Weather/Photos/07.jpg
• Plastic bowls
• http://ruppworld.com/various_pics/temp1.jpg
  http://ruppworld.com/various_pics/temp2.jpg
  http://ruppworld.com/various_pics/temp3.jpg
  http://ruppworld.com/various_pics/temp4.jpg
• http://pond.gladstonefamily.net/sensors.html
• http://www.dpug.org/weather/newpagoda.html
• Parts list, complete instructions and many pictures of an eight layer radiation shield with a total cost of about $10.
• PVC Pipe
• http://www.frohling.org/temp-probe.jpg
• This is a forced ventilated shield designed for the Arizona desert where natural ventilation may not be sufficient. The 2" pipe is painted white.
• Thin aluminum
• http://www.beals5.com/wx/shield.htm
• This is a naturally ventilated shield
  

• Link currently non-functional:
  http://www.solarbugs.com/weather/station/