Table 1 List of instruments used to measure each heat metric and the solar reflectivity of the RP
From: Evidence-based guidance on reflective pavement for urban heat mitigation in Arizona
Instrument | Accuracy | Response Time | Height (m) | Heat metric | Statistical test | Stationary (S) or Mobile (M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–3 T-type Thermocouples (car) | ±1.0 °C | <0.1 s | 2.0 m | Tair | Mann-Whitney U test | M |
Platinum Resistance Thermometer (MaRTy) | ±0.2 °C at (23 °C); ±0.5 °C at (−40/60 °C) | <22 s | 1.7 m | Tair | descriptive | S |
Apogee SI-111 Infrared Radiometer (car) | ±0.2 °C at (−10/65 °C); ±0.5 °C at (−40/70 °C) | <1 s | 0.10 m | Tsfc | Mann-Whitney U test | M |
Downward facing Pyrgeometer – IR01 (MaRTy) | ±2.4% on Tsfc on daily sum | <18 s | 0.99 m | Tsfc | descriptive | S |
3 NR01 Hukseflux 4-Component Net Radiometers oriented in 6 directions (MaRTy) | ±2.4% on Tmrt on daily sum | <18 s | 1.11 m | Tmrt | descriptive | S |
ASD FieldSpec 4 Wide-Res Field Spectroradiometer | 3 nm (VNIR) 30 nm (SWIR) | N/A | 1.0 m | N/A | descriptive | S |
