Shortwave Radiometry and Analysis at the Southern Great Plains (SGP) Site (original) (raw)

Here we report the results of three parallel efforts: the recal - 0.3%. Likewise, Joe Michalsky went to the SGP site with a ibration and reanalysis of pyrano-metric data from Souther n recently calibrated Eppley Normal Incidence Pyrheliometer Great Plains (SGP) to improve its accuracy, use of th e (NIP) and an Eppley Precision Spectral Pyranometer (PSP). multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR) data to derive cloud optical depths and then tests of radiative transfe r The Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and Solar models to predict shortwave irradiance under cloudy skies , and Infrared Observing System (SIROS) complements of and operational results for the Rotating Shadowband Spectro - shortwave instruments (those permanently operating at th e radiometer (RSS) operated at SGP during the H O intensiv e SGP) include pyrheliometers, unshaded pyranometers, and 2 observation period (IOP) compared to MODTRAN-3.5. shaded pyranometers. Thus, during these calibratio n