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DOBSON SPECTROPHOTOMETERS  

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  • A DOBSON SPECTROPHOTOMETER is a photoelectric spectrophotometer that is used to determine the ozone content of the atmosphere; compares the solar energy at two wavelengths in the absorption band of the ozone by permitting the radiation of each to fall alternately upon a photocell.

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