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COHM_RADN [1]

Description: 

COHM - Solar Radiation

File: 

File COHM_RADN.csv [2]

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.

Variables (click to expand): 

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

Date Range: 

Monday, November 22, 1993 to Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grant #OPP-1637708 for Long Term Ecological Research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Source URL: https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/cohmradn

Links
[1] https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/cohmradn
[2] https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/COHM_RADN_0.csv