Example tsiskycover Archive Data Plot

Datastream : TSISKYCOVER

Total Sky Imager (TSI): fractional sky coverage

Active Dates
2000.07.02 - 2012.09.21

Measurement Categories
Cloud Properties

Originating Instrument
Total Sky Imager (TSI)

Measurements

Only measurements considered scientifically relevant are shown below by default.

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Measurement Units Variable
Altitude above mean sea level m alt
Base time in Epoch seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 base_time
Pixel count: number in box, outside mirror area pixels count_box ( time )
Pixel count: number in camera and sun strip mask pixels count_mask ( time )
Pixel count: number total opaque pixels count_opaque ( time )
Pixel count: number total in processed circle pixels count_sky ( time )
Pixel count: number below horizon in image pixels count_sub_horz ( time )
Pixel count: number total between horizon and processed circle pixels count_sub_proczen ( time )
Pixel count: number total thin pixels count_thin ( time )
Pixel count: number total indeterminate pixels count_unknown ( time )
North latitude degree_N lat
East longitude degree_E lon
Cloud fraction
Percent opaque cloud 		% percent_opaque ( time )
Cloud fraction
Percent thin cloud 		% percent_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number in box, outside mirror area unitless qc_count_box ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number in camera and sun strip mask unitless qc_count_mask ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total opaque unitless qc_count_opaque ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total in processed circle unitless qc_count_sky ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number below horizon in image unitless qc_count_sub_horz ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total between horizon and processed circle unitless qc_count_sub_proczen ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total thin unitless qc_count_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total indeterminate unitless qc_count_unknown ( time )
Quality check results on field: Percent opaque cloud unitless qc_percent_opaque ( time )
Quality check results on field: Percent thin cloud unitless qc_percent_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total in horizon area unitless qc_region_horizon_count ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number opaque in horizon area unitless qc_region_horizon_count_opaque ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number thin in horizon area unitless qc_region_horizon_count_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total in sun circle unitless qc_region_sun_count ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number opaque in sun circle unitless qc_region_sun_count_opaque ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number thin in sun circle unitless qc_region_sun_count_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number total in zenith circle unitless qc_region_zenith_count ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number opaque in zenith circle unitless qc_region_zenith_count_opaque ( time )
Quality check results on field: Pixel count: number thin in zenith circle unitless qc_region_zenith_count_thin ( time )
Quality check results on field: Sun altitude above horizon unitless qc_solar_altitude ( time )
Quality check results on field: Solar azimuth angle unitless qc_solar_azimuth ( time )
Quality check results on field: Relative 'strength' of direct sun unitless qc_sun_strength ( time )
Quality check results on field: Sunshine meter unitless qc_sunny ( time )
Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight unitless qc_time ( time )
Pixel count: number total in horizon area pixels region_horizon_count ( time )
Pixel count: number opaque in horizon area pixels region_horizon_count_opaque ( time )
Pixel count: number thin in horizon area pixels region_horizon_count_thin ( time )
Pixel count: number total in sun circle pixels region_sun_count ( time )
Pixel count: number opaque in sun circle pixels region_sun_count_opaque ( time )
Pixel count: number thin in sun circle pixels region_sun_count_thin ( time )
Pixel count: number total in zenith circle pixels region_zenith_count ( time )
Pixel count: number opaque in zenith circle pixels region_zenith_count_opaque ( time )
Pixel count: number thin in zenith circle pixels region_zenith_count_thin ( time )
Sun altitude above horizon degrees solar_altitude ( time )
Solar azimuth angle degrees solar_azimuth ( time )
Relative 'strength' of direct sun unitless sun_strength ( time )
Cloud fraction
Sunshine meter 		unitless sunny ( time )
Time offset from midnight time ( time )
Time offset from base_time time_offset ( time )

Locations

  • North Slope Alaska (NSA)
    • Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
  • Southern Great Plains (SGP)
    • Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
  • Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
    • Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
    • Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)
    • Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (FKB)
    • Black Forest, Germany (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (GAN)
    • Gan Airport, Gan Island, Maldives (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 (PVC)
    • Highland Center, Cape Cod MA; AMF 1 (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (PYE)
    • Point Reyes, CA (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (SBS)
    • Steamboat Springs CO, Valley Site (M1)

Contact(s)

Victor Morris
(509) 372-6144
victor.morris@pnnl.gov