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Reflections on Sunlight-or Daylight-Readability

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Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley

Abstract

Trade magazine discussion of the need for better sunlight-readability measurement methods based upon ambient contrast measurements. Diffuse reflectance measurements and directed illumination measurements are combined and scaled to daylight levels to provide daylight contrasts of displays.
Citation
Information Display
Volume
23
Issue
1

Keywords

ambient contrast, diffuse reflectance, display reflection measurements, reflectance factor, sunlight readability

Citation

Kelley, E. (2007), Reflections on Sunlight-or Daylight-Readability, Information Display, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32557 (Accessed July 26, 2024)

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Created January 1, 2007, Updated January 27, 2020