Datastream : SKYRAD20S

Sky radiation sensor: 20-second downwelling radiation data

Active Dates
1996.10.09 - 2013.02.21

Measurement Categories
Radiometric

Originating Instrument
Sky Radiometers on Stand for Downwelling Radiation (SKYRAD)

Measurements

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Measurement Units Variable
altitude meters above Mean Sea Level alt
Base time in Epoch seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 base_time
Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse, Pyranometer Thermopile Voltage mV inst_diffuse ( time )
Instantaneous Direct Normal Shortwave Irradiance, Pyrheliometer Thermopile Voltage mV inst_direct_normal ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1 Kohms inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_resist ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1 Kohms inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_resist ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer1 mV inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2 Kohms inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_resist ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2 Kohms inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_resist ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer2 mV inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp ( time )
Instantaneous Downwelling Hemispheric Shortwave, Pyranometer Thermopile Voltage mV inst_global ( time )
Instantaneous Sky/Cloud Infrared V inst_sky_ir_signal ( time )
north latitude degrees lat
east longitude degrees lon
Time offset from midnight time ( time )
Time offset from base_time time_offset ( time )

Locations

  • North Slope Alaska (NSA)
    • Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
    • Central Facility, Atqasuk AK (C2)
  • 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 (PGH)
    • ARIES Observatory, Nainital, Uttarkhand, India (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)
  • SHEBA (Surface HEat Budget of the Arctic) (SHB)
    • Ice Station SHEBA (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

Nicki Hickmon
associate
(630) 252-7662
nhickmon@anl.gov

Michael Ritsche
associate
(630) 252-1554
mtritsche@anl.gov

Mary Anderberg
associate
303-275-4680
mary_anderberg@nrel.gov

Peter Gotseff
associate
(303) 384-6327
peter_gotseff@nrel.gov

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

Mark Kutchenreiter
associate
303-384-7900
mark.kutchenreiter@nrel.gov