Irrigation Study - Case Study
Dr. Joan Girona of the Institute of Agroalimentary Research and Technology in Catalonia, Spain, is studying irrigation and the water and nutrient needs of fruit trees. He needed to capture pyranome Read more
When do I need to send in my sensor for recalibration?
When do I need to send in my sensor for recalibration? This is a common question we get, and we have created recommendations and a tool to help you determine if recalibration is necessary S Read more
Where Should the Raised Garden Bed Go?
A common question among many new home owners is: where should we put the vegetable garden? This question is especially important for those of us who have purchased homes that are 40 years old, or olde Read more
Taking Control of the Immersion Effect
Did you know the amount of light a coral receives has a strong influence on its growth rate? Too much light can speed up coral bleaching. Too little light can cause coral browning. For Read more
Meter Guidelines
The latest version of our meter has been out for 3 years. Based on customer feedback I have compiled this list of ways to use it more effectively. Battery Life/Master reset The Read more
How to Make a Weatherproof Cable Splice
As anyone involved in the field installation of sensors can confirm, there are times when a diversion from the original plan must be followed. In many instances a sensor’s cable length can be a direct Read more
Protecting Your IRR from Spiders
When making measurements and carrying out experiments, scientists tend to spend a great deal of time and care in selecting the right instruments, calculating uncertainty, and making sure conditions ar Read more
Lights, [Sensors], Action!
{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 (lit Read more
What to Look for when Buying a Sensor
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 Read more
7 Habits of Highly Effective Scientists
One of the most important things in any study is the fundamental quality of your measurements. So here are seven steps to help you make better measurements with your Apogee solar radiation sensors.1. Read more
Reference Pyranometer Traceability and Recalibration
For most applications, a pyranometer is only as good as its calibration. This makes the initial calibration process, and subsequent recalibrations, critical steps for accurate measurement of solar Read more
Apogee News
07-28-2026 Dr. Bruce Bugbee and Dr. James Altland article in hortidaily about "the Sustainabiliy of Peat" Is Peat Really Unsustainable? New Research Challenges the Narrative Read more
Business Ethics
More than ten years ago I worked as a lab manager for a biotech company. My job responsibilities were diverse and part of it included acting as an intermediary between the CEO and CFO of the compa Read more
Specifications
Several years ago when our specification sheets did not include the same information they do now, a customer looked at a close-up photo of our pyranometer (with a diameter of 23.50 mm) and concluded t Read more
Energy Benefits of Highly Reflective Rooftops
Ten years ago I began building my own home in Nibley, Utah. When it came time to pick the color for the asphalt shingles I talked my wife into a light gray color, compromising aesthetics in lieu of pe Read more
Emissivity Correction
Temperature of an object is determined by three modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. While conduction and convection are generally easier to understand, radiation is of Read more
Governor's Award
Teryl Roper and Bruce Bugbee Last night (10 Jan 2012) Dr. Bruce Bugbee was awarded the Governor’s Science and Technology Medal for 2011 at an awards banquet held in the Discovery Gateway Children Read more
Automated Monitoring with Raspberry Pi
Apogee Connect for Raspberry Pi is a new application built to automate data collection from Apogee's Guardian monitors. It will store the collected data in a csv file so that it can be easily acces Read more
Our Founder - Dr. Bruce Bugbee
Dr. Bruce Bugbee founded Apogee Instruments, Inc. in 1996 as a side venture to his career as a professor and researcher at Utah State University in Logan, Utah where he still teaches today. Research... Read more