Datastream : CSPHOTAOT

Cimel Sunphotometer (CSPHOT): aerosol optical thickness data

Active Dates
1994.04.06 - 2012.09.30

Measurement Categories
Aerosols, Atmospheric State

Originating Instrument
Cimel Sunphotometer (CSPHOT)

Measurements

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Measurement	Units	Variable
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 340-440	unitless	Angstrom340_440 ( time )
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 380-500	unitless	Angstrom380_500 ( time )
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 440-675	unitless	Angstrom440_675 ( time )
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 440-675 Polar	unitless	Angstrom440_675_Polar ( time )
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 440-870	unitless	Angstrom440_870 ( time )
Particle size distribution Angstrom Coefficient 500-870	unitless	Angstrom500_870 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 340 nm	%	TripletVar_340 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 380 nm	%	TripletVar_380 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 412 nm	%	TripletVar_412 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 440 nm	%	TripletVar_440 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 443 nm	%	TripletVar_443 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 490 nm	%	TripletVar_490 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 500 nm	%	TripletVar_500 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 531 nm	%	TripletVar_531 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 532 nm	%	TripletVar_532 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 551 nm	%	TripletVar_551 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 555 nm	%	TripletVar_555 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 667 nm	%	TripletVar_667 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 675 nm	%	TripletVar_675 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 870 nm	%	TripletVar_870 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 1020 nm	%	TripletVar_1020 ( time )
Triplet Variability at 1640 nm	%	TripletVar_1640 ( time )
Water Error	%	WaterError ( time )
Altitude above mean sea level	m	alt
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 340 nm	unitless	aot_340 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 380 nm	unitless	aot_380 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 412 nm	unitless	aot_412 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 440 nm	unitless	aot_440 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 443 nm	unitless	aot_443 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 490 nm	unitless	aot_490 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 500 nm	unitless	aot_500 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 531 nm	unitless	aot_531 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 532 nm	unitless	aot_532 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 551 nm	unitless	aot_551 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 555 nm	unitless	aot_555 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 667 nm	unitless	aot_667 ( time )
Aerosol Optical Depth at 675 nm	unitless	aot_675 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 870 nm	unitless	aot_870 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 1020 nm	unitless	aot_1020 ( time )
Aerosol extinction Aerosol Optical Depth at 1640 nm	unitless	aot_1640 ( time )
Base time in Epoch	seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00	base_time
Last processing date	unitless	last_processing_date ( time, string_length )
North latitude	degree_N	lat
East longitude	degree_E	lon
Precipitable water Total precipitable water vapor	cm	pwv ( time )
Time offset from midnight		time ( time )
Time of Observation		timeObs ( time, string_length )
Time offset from base_time		time_offset ( time )
Solar ZenithAngle	degree	zenith ( 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 (SBS)
- Steamboat Springs CO, Valley Site (M1)