Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
Measurement Categories: Radiometric
Description: The total diffuse and direct radiant energy that comes from some continuous range of directions, at wavelengths between 0.4 and 4 {mu}m, that is being emitted downwards.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Kansas State University Mesonet (KSUMESO)
- NOAA/ESRL/GMD Radiometers (NOAARAD)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM)
- Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys (TAO)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Airborne Research Australia Cessna 404 (CESSNA-404-ARA)
- CM-22 Radiometer - Airborne and Ground Based (CM22-AIR-AND-GND)
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Gulfstream (G-1)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown (RONBROWN)
- Nauru Island guest instruments (ISLAND-GUEST-INSTRUMENTS)
- PNNL's Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory (PARSL)
- Rotating Shading-arm Radiometer (RSR)
- Shortwave Flux Analysis (SWFLUXANAL)
- Surface Flux (SFCFLUX)
- Twin Otter (OTTER)
- UAV Altus (UAV-ALTUS)
- UAV Proteus (UAV-PROTEUS)
- UAV-Egrett (UAV-EGRETT)
- UAV-General Atomics GNAT (UAV-GNAT)
- University of Washington Convair 580 Aircraft (UW-CONVAIR580)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (BEFLUX) Best-Estimate Radiative Flux Process
- beflux1long - Radiative Flux: best estimate, after Long
- (DIFFCOR1DUTT) Correction of Diffuse Shortwave Measurements Process
- siros1dutt - Solar and Infrared Radiation Observing Station (SIROS): 1-min data with Dutton correction
- sirs1dutt - SIRS: derived, correction of downwelling shortwave diffuse hemispheric measurements using Dutton and full algorithm
- (MFRSR) Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer Process
- qcrad1long - Surface Radiation Measurement Quality Control testing, including climatologically configurable limits
- (QCRAD) Data Quality Assessment for ARM Radiation Data Process
- qcrad1long - Surface Radiation Measurement Quality Control testing, including climatologically configurable limits
- qcradbeflux1long - Surface Radiation Measurement (BEFLUX input) QC testing, incl. climatologically configurable limits
- qcradbrs1long - Surface Radiation Measurement (BRS input) QC testing, incl. climatologically configurable limits
- (SWFLUXANAL) Shortwave Flux Analysis Process
- 15swfanalbrs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalsiros1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalsirs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalskyrad1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SKYRAD data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalbrs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalsiros1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalsirs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalskyrad1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SKYAD data, Long algorithm
Datastreams including the measurement
- (BRS) Broadband Radiometer Station Datastreams
- (BSRN) Baseline Solar Radiation Network Datastreams
- bsrn - Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN): solar irradiances
- (CO2FLX) Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30co2flx4mmet - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Darwin
- ecmwfmansupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Manus
- ecmwfnausupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Nauru
- ecmwfsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (IRT) Infrared Thermometer Datastreams
- skyrad60s - Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature, averaged 60-second
- (KSUMESO) Kansas State University Mesonet Datastreams
- 60ksumeso - Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- (NOAARAD) NOAA/ESRL/GMD Radiometers Datastreams
- noaaradbrw - High resolution surface radiation data in netcdf format from Barrow
- (OKM) Oklahoma Mesonet Datastreams
- 05okm - Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM): 5-min averages, meteorological data from 111 stations
- (RAD) Radiation Measurements at AMF Datastreams
- rad - Radiation measurements at AMF/Niamey, Niger/S1
- (SIRS) Solar and Infrared Radiation Station Datastreams
- (SKYRAD) Sky Radiometers on Stand for Downwelling Radiation Datastreams
- (TAO) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys Datastreams
- 02taorad165e0n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 0 N, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e2n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 2 N, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e2s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 2 S, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e5n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 5 N, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e5s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 5 S, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e8n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 8 N, 2-min avg
- 02taorad165e8s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: radiometric data at 165 E, 8 S, 2-min avg
