Ground Radiometers on Stand for Upwelling Radiation (GNDRAD)
Instrument Categories: Radiometric
General Overview
The Ground Radiation (GNDRAD) collection of radiometers provides the TWP, NSA, and AMFs with continuous measurements of broadband shortwave (solar) and longwave (infrared) irradiances for upwelling components. These 1-minute data are collected to help determine the total radiative energy exchange at each specific research site location.
NOTE: See ARM Pyrgeometer Calibrations & Field Measurements: Information Regarding the Data Restricton Notice (PowerPoint presentation).
Primary Measurements Taken
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the netCDF File Header Descriptions (Data Object Design Files) for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
Available Datastreams
- gndrad20s - Ground radiation sensor: 20-second upwelling radiation data
- gndrad60s - Infrared Thermometer: Ground surface temperature, averaged 60-second
Sites / Facilities
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- North Slope Alaska (NSA)
- Central Facility, Atqasuk AK (C2)
- Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
- SHEBA (Surface HEat Budget of the Arctic) (SHB)
- Ice Station SHEBA (C1)
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
- Central Facility, Darwin, North Australia (C3)
- Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
- Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)
- ARM Mobile Facility (FKB)
- Black Forest, Germany (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (GRW)
- Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (HFE)
- Shouxian, Anhui, China (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (NIM)
- Niamey, Niger (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (PYE)
- Point Reyes, CA (M1)
Mentor(s)
Tom Stoffel
(303) 384-6395
thomas_stoffel@nrel.gov
Bev Kay
associate
(303) 384-6388
beverly_kay@nrel.gov
Michael Ritsche
associate
(630) 252-1554
mtritsche@anl.gov
Victor Morris
associate
(509) 372-6144
victor.morris@pnl.gov
Mary Anderberg
associate
303-275-4680
mary_anderberg@nrel.gov
Peter Gotseff
associate
(303) 384-6327
peter_gotseff@nrel.gov
