COHM_RADN

COHM - Solar Radiation

Date Range: 

Monday, November 22, 1993 to Tuesday, November 27, 2018

File: 

COHM_RADN_0.csv (70.29 MB)

...or query the dataset by variables and dates of interest:

Variables
DATASET CODE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code for given set of information for Commonwealth Glacier meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
METLOCID
  • Label:
  • Definition: Location code for Commonwealth Glacier meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI
  • Missing values: None specified
LWRADIN
  • Label:
  • Definition: Incoming longwave radiation based on applying instrument-specific multiplier
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: 400
  • Minimum: -5
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
LWRADIN2
  • Label:
  • Definition: Incoming longwave radiation calculated from thermopile, case thermistor and the dome or hemisphere thermistor measurements
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: 400
  • Minimum: -5
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
LWRADOUT
  • Label:
  • Definition: Outgoing longwave radiation based on applying instrument-specific multiplier
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: 400
  • Minimum: -5
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
LWRADOUT2
  • Label:
  • Definition: Outgoing longwave radiation calculated from thermopile, case thermistor and the dome or hemisphere thermistor measurements
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: 400
  • Minimum: -5
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
SWRADIN
  • Label:
  • Definition: Incoming shortwave radiation/solar flux
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
SWRADOUT
  • Label:
  • Definition: Outoing shortwave radiation/solar flux
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: W/m2
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
THMIR
  • Label:
  • Definition: Thermal infrared surface temperature
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
RADN_COMMENTS
  • Label: radiation comments
  • Definition: Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of radiation
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

1

Footer lines: 

1

Orientation: 

Column

Quote character: 

"

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\n

Methods: 

see task list and instrumentation

Instrumentation: 

Longwave Radiation (incoming): Eppley precision infrared radiometer (pyrgeometer) Longwave Radiation (outgoing): Eppley precision infrared radiometer (pyrgeometer) Solar Flux (incoming): Eppley precision spectral pyranometer Solar Flux (outgoing): Eppley precision spectral pyranometer THMIR (ice surface thermal infrared - summer only 1995-1996) Everest model 4000 4GL infared temperature transducer. Summer-only measurements.