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{Photo from: http://bit.ly/Q5LIMb} Light is a concept that starts off being really simple to understand as a child, and then slowly grows to be something that is much more than meets the eye (literally).Being a new hire at Apogee, there are a lo…

A common problem many individuals face when making canopy temperature measurements with an infrared radiometer (IRR) involves estimating the fraction of the field of view that is occupied by canopy (leaves and stems) and soil. This is important in…

This blog is written by one of newest members of the Apogee team. Schuyler Smith is a recent graduate of Utah State University, with his Bachelor of Science. He has taken up the post of Calibration Technician within the Quality Control Calibration…

I was working late one evening last week when the phone rang. I debated whether to answer it or not, because it was well after standard business hours and I was trying to finish a project, but I decided I needed a break from my computer screen. I…

My last blog explained the difference between single-ended and differential measurements. To follow-up, I want to discuss another key concept in the quest to make accurate and consistent measurements: signal to noise ratio (SNR). I will also re…