Measurement : Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance

All of the solar radiation, across the wavelength range of 0.4 and 4 {mu}m, coming directly from the sky except for solar radiation coming directly from the sun and the circumsolar irradiance within approximately three degrees of the sun.

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.

Value-Added Products

  • ARMBE : ARM Best Estimate Data Products (Process)
  • 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
  • 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

  • BSRN : Baseline Solar Radiation Network Datastreams
    • BSRN : Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN): solar irradiances
  • PRP : Portable Radiation Package Datastreams
    • PRPFRSR : Portable Radiation Package: Fast Rotating Shadowband Radiometer
    • 6SPRPFRSR : Portable Radiation Package: Fast Rotating Shadowband Radiometer with 6 second resolution
  • IRT : Infrared Thermometer Datastreams
    • SKYRAD60S : Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature, averaged 60-second
  • SIRS : Solar and Infrared Radiation Station Datastreams
    • SIRS60S : Solar and Infrared Radiation Station (SIRS): 60-sec data
    • SIRS : Solar and Infrared Radiation Station (SIRS): broadband shortwave and longwave radiation
  • NOAARAD : NOAA/ESRL/GMD Radiometers Datastreams
    • NOAARADBRW : High resolution surface radiation data in netcdf format from Barrow
  • BRS : Broadband Radiometer Station Datastreams
    • BRS : Broadband Radiometer Station (BRS): broadband shortwave and longwave radiation
    • BRS60S : Broadband Radiometer Station (BRS): 60-second broadband shortwave and longwave radiation
  • SKYRAD : Sky Radiometers on Stand for Downwelling Radiation Datastreams
    • SKYRAD60S : Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature, averaged 60-second