DQRID : D060724.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
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05/08/1999000008/05/19990000
05/08/2003000008/05/20030000
05/08/2000000008/05/20000000
05/08/2001000008/05/20010000
05/08/2005000008/05/20050000
05/08/2002000008/05/20020000
05/08/2004000008/05/20040000
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Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Summer solstice shading of radiometers
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1
Description:
On and around the summer solstice, the NIP (Direct Normal shortwave measurement) and PSP 
(global hemispheic shortwave measurement) radiometers are shaded by other instruments or 
support structures.  Shading azimuths have been determined for this site.  The radiometer 
mentor suggests not using the data from the NIP and PSP radiometers when the sun is 
within the following azimuth bounds (typically from May 8th to August 5th of each year):
Instrmt Obstruction     AzStart     AzEnd     
NIP     rad table       346         358
NIP     met tower       13          15
PSP     mfrsr           6           16
Suggestions: 
Avoid NIP and PSP data during the periods noted above.
Measurements:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer(short_direct_normal)
  • NIP maximum(nip_max)
  • PSP1 maximum(psp1_max)
  • PSP shaded mean(psps_mean)
  • PSP1 mean(psp1_mean)
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer, minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • NIP mean(nip_mean)
  • Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)
  • Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
  • NIP standard deviation(nip_sd)
  • PSP shaded minimum(psps_min)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrheliometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • NIP minimum(nip_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • PSP shaded standard deviation(psps_sd)
  • PSP shaded maximum(psps_max)
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