Primary Measurements by Measurement Category
Radiometric
Radiometric measurements provide data on the propagation of electromagnetic energy through the atmosphere. These types of measurements represent the majority of ARM data, and are obtained using various types of active (such as radar and lidar) and passive (such as broadband radiometers and spectral sensors) sensors.
longwave broadband
- Longwave broadband brightness temperature
- Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance
- Longwave broadband net irradiance
- Longwave broadband radiance
- Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance
- Net broadband total irradiance
- Radiative heating rate
longwave narrowband
- Longwave narrowband downwelling irradiance
- Longwave narrowband radiance
- Longwave narrowband upwelling irradiance
- Surface skin temperature
longwave spectral
microwave
shortwave broadband
- Net broadband total irradiance
- Radiative heating rate
- Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband diffuse upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband direct downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband direct normal irradiance
- Shortwave broadband radiance
- Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total net irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance
shortwave narrowband
- Shortwave narrowband diffuse downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband diffuse upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband direct downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband direct normal irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband radiance
- Shortwave narrowband total downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband total upwelling irradiance
