Dataset
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR): net flux radiometer data from the Chilbolton Observatory
Abstract
Continuous measurements are made using a Kipp & Zonen CNR4 net flux radiometer. It measures both downwelling and upwelling radiation in 2 wavelength bands which are common to many similar instruments. A shorter wavelength band measures radiation received from the sun. It encompasses the visible spectrum, together with near infrared and longer wavelength ultraviolet, over a wavelength range of approximately 0.29 - 2.8 µm. It shows a clear response to the day/night cycle. Clouds and other aerosols reduce the detected radiation. A longer wavelength band measures longer wavelength infrared radiation (approximately 4.5 - 32 µm) produced by emission from the atmosphere and earth's surface. It does not respond significantly to the day/night cycle but changes according to the time of year and degree of cloud cover.
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Data are collected by the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) facility, then checked by the instrument scientist ahead of delivery for archiving at the data centre. |
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Data are netCDF formatted
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Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR): Kipp & Zonen CNR4 net flux radiometer | Deployed on: Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Downward Surface Solar Radiation
- names: Downward Surface Solar Radiation
- standard_name: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
- var_id: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
- long_name: Upwelling radiation measured by pyrgeometer
- units: W m-2
- var_id: height
- standard_name: height
- units: m
- long_name: height of ground level above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
- var_id: height
- standard_name: height
- units: m
- long_name: height of instrument above ground
- units: K
- var_id: instrument_temperature
- long_name: instrument body temperature
- long_name: upwelling radiation measured by pyranometer
- standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
- var_id: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
- units: W m-2
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degree_north
- long_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: longitude
- standard_name: longitude
- units: degree_east
- long_name: longitude
- var_id: time
- standard_name: time
Temporal Range
2013-06-14T23:00:00
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
51.1450° |
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-1.4270° |
-1.4270° |
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51.1450° |