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Pyrgeometer
Pyrgeometer

A pyrgeometer is a ground-based or airborne passive radiation sensor that measures downward and upward longwave radiation in the 4-50 μm spectral range. It uses a thermopile sensor to detect changes in resistance or voltage, which are then used to determine longwave radiation. These measurements can be used to calculate the infrared radiation flux. Pyrgeometers are typically used for climatological, meteorological, and agricultural applications.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Longwave Radiation
Boundary Layer, Land Surface, Troposphere
Variable
Variable
6-75 THz
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· 0 Data Products
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Central California Coast, Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 0 Data Products
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Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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1 Deployment
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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/462External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/412External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/727External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/515External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0020External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/410External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0047External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0072External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/512External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0076External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/464External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/454External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0124External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0036External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0095External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0131External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0063External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0096External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0079External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/761External Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/MET/DATA201External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0008External Link
10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0066External Link
10.5067/SASSIE-MET2External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2387External Link
Vehicle
HDF
10.5067/GPMGV/C3VP/METSTATION/DATA201External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/786External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/494External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/516External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/513External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/237External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/368External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/411External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/463External Link