Instrument : Broadband Radiometer Station (BRS)
Instrument Categories
Radiometric
Output Value-Added Products
This instrument is an input to the following value-added products, which provide improved measurements or derived quantities.
- 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
- 15swfcldfac1long : Fractional cloud cover, clear-sky and all-sky shortwave flux for each of 25 individual SGP facilities.
- 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
- beflux1long : Radiative Flux: best estimate, after Long
- 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
Output Datastreams
- brs : Broadband Radiometer Station (BRS): broadband shortwave and longwave radiation
- brs60s : Broadband Radiometer Station (BRS): 60-second broadband shortwave and longwave radiation
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
- Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance
- Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband direct normal irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance
Locations
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
Contact(s)
Tom Stoffel
(303) 275-2919
Tom.Stoffel@nrel.gov
Bev Kay
associate
(303) 384-6388
beverly_kay@nrel.gov
Aron Habte
associate
(303) 384-6389
Aron.Habte@nrel.gov
Mary Anderberg
associate
303-275-4680
mary_anderberg@nrel.gov
Peter Gotseff
associate
(303) 384-6327
peter_gotseff@nrel.gov
Mark Kutchenreiter
associate
303-384-7900
mark.kutchenreiter@nrel.gov
