Xavier University of Louisiana 1 article published in JoVE Environment Measurement of Aerosols Optical Thickness of the Atmosphere using the GLOBE Handheld Sun Photometer Maryssa Bradley1, Morewell Gasseller1 1Department of Physics, Xavier University of Louisiana The goal of the methods presented here is to measure aerosol optical thickness of the atmosphere. The sun photometer is pointed at the sun and the largest voltage reading obtained on an in-built digital voltmeter is recorded. Atmospheric measurements such as barometric pressure and relative humidity are also performed.
