Measurement : Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
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.
Categories
Radiometric
Instruments
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
- BSRN : Baseline Solar Radiation Network
- BRS : Broadband Radiometer Station
- CO2FLX : Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems
- RAD : Radiation Measurements at AMF
- SKYRAD : Sky Radiometers on Stand for Downwelling Radiation
- SIRS : Solar and Infrared Radiation Station
- SPN : Sunshine Pyranometer
- MET : Surface Meteorological Instrumentation
- External Instruments
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data
- KSUMESO : Kansas State University Mesonet
- MOLTS : Model Output Location Time Series
- NOAARAD : NOAA/ESRL/GMD Radiometers
- NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System
- OKM : Oklahoma Mesonet
- TAO : Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys
- Field Campaign Instruments
- RAD-AIR : Airborne Radiometers
- CESSNA-404-ARA : Airborne Research Australia Cessna 404
- ARA-DIMONA : Airborne Research Australia Dimona Aircraft Laser Altimeter and Fluxes
- SMART-RAD : Broadband Radiometers from NASA SMART Trailer
- CM22-AIR-AND-GND : CM-22 Radiometer - Airborne and Ground Based
- CO2FLX : Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems
- VARANAL : Constrained Variational Analysis
- QCRAD : Data Quality Assessment for ARM Radiation Data
- PYRAN-DELTA-SPN1 : Delta-T Sunshine Pyranometer- SPN1
- PSP-EPPLEY : Eppley PSP
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data
- G-1 : Gulfstream
- IRCC : Infrared Cloud Camera
- MIRAI : JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai
- MERGED-COMMON : Merged data- common timestamp
- RONBROWN : NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown
- CIRPAS : NPS CIRPAS Twin Otter Aircraft
- ISLAND-GUEST-INSTRUMENTS : Nauru Island guest instruments
- PARSL : PNNL's Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory
- QCSFCRAD : Quality Controlled Surface Radiation Data (Long-Shi Experimental)
- RAD : Radiation Measurements at AMF
- RADFLUXANAL : Radiative Flux Analysis
- RSR : Rotating Shading-arm Radiometer
- SOAR : Shipboard Oceanographic and Atmospheric Radiation
- SWFLUXANAL : Shortwave Flux Analysis
- SOLARIRRADS : Solar and Infrared Radiometers
- SFCFLUX : Surface Flux
- MET : Surface Meteorological Instrumentation
- OTTER : Twin Otter
- UAV-ALTUS : UAV Altus
- UAV-PROTEUS : UAV Proteus
- UAV-EGRETT : UAV-Egrett
- UAV-GNAT : UAV-General Atomics GNAT
- UW-CONVAIR580 : University of Washington Convair 580 Aircraft
Value-Added Products
- ARMBE : ARM Best Estimate Data Products (Process)
- ARMBECLDRAD : ARMBE: Cloud Radiation measurements
- BEFLUX : Best-Estimate Radiative Flux (Process)
- BEFLUX1LONG : Radiative Flux: best estimate, after Long
- SWFLUXANAL : Shortwave Flux Analysis (Process)
- 1SWFANALBRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALBRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSIRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSIRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSIROS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSKYRAD1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SKYAD data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSIROS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSKYRAD1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SKYRAD data, Long algorithm
- VISST : Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm (Process)
- VISSTGRIDG08V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 2
- VISSTGRIDG08V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES9, version 3
- VISSTGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG10V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite goes10, version 2
- VISSTGRIDG10V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES10, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG11V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG11V4MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 4
- VISSTGRIDG13V4MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES13, version 4
- VISSTNAUGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTNAUGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDM1RV1MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
- VISSTMANGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- VISSTMANGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- DIFFCOR : 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
- BSRNCALC : Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN): calculated solar irradiances (Process)
- BSRNCALC : Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN): calculated solar irradiances
- QCRAD : Data Quality Assessment for ARM Radiation Data (Process)
- QCRADBRS1LONG : Surface Radiation Measurement (BRS input) QC testing, incl. climatologically configurable limits
- QCRAD1LONG : Surface Radiation Measurement Quality Control testing, including climatologically configurable limits
- QCRADBEFLUX1LONG : Surface Radiation Measurement (BEFLUX input) QC testing, incl. climatologically configurable limits
Datastreams
- RAD : Radiation Measurements at AMF Datastreams
- RAD : Radiation measurements at AMF/Niamey, Niger/S1
- BSRN : Baseline Solar Radiation Network Datastreams
- BSRN : Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN): solar irradiances
- IRT : Infrared Thermometer Datastreams
- SKYRAD60S : Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature, averaged 60-second
- OKM : Oklahoma Mesonet Datastreams
- 05OKM : Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM): 5-min averages, meteorological data from 111 stations
- SIRS : Solar and Infrared Radiation Station Datastreams
- NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- NCEPGFSFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables
- NCEPGFSMANFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- NCEPGFSBRWFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- NCEPGFSDARFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- NCEPGFSATKFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- NCEPGFSNAUFLX : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- NOAARAD : NOAA/ESRL/GMD Radiometers Datastreams
- NOAARADBRW : High resolution surface radiation data in netcdf format from Barrow
- BRS : Broadband Radiometer Station Datastreams
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ECMWFSUPP : ECMWF: supplemental data, entire coverage
- 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
- KSUMESO : Kansas State University Mesonet Datastreams
- 60KSUMESO : Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
- CO2FLX : Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30CO2FLX4MMET : Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- MOLTS : Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- MOLTSEDASSFCCLASS1 : Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ECMWFSFCE : ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg