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Pyrheliometer
Pyrheliometer

A pyrheliometer is a ground-based passive radiation sensor used to measure direct-beam solar irradiance. It uses a thermopile that converts heat from sunlight into an electrical signal to determine solar radiation. Pyrheliometers measure solar radiation in the 200-4000 nm wavelength range.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Radiation

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Radiation

Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation

Vertical Measurement Regions

Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

Variable

Spatial Resolution

Variable

Measurement Frequency

75-1500 THz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailable

Online Information

https://www.hukseflux.com/applications/solar-energy-pv-system-performance-monitoring/what-is-a-pyrheliometer

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
Varies
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repositories
Currently unavailable

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field site of rain gauges and soil moistures sensors from the IFloodS campaign

Field Site

76 Campaigns · 175 Instruments

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

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· 0 Data Products

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

Southern Africa

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· 110 Data Products

Image of Des Groseilliers Image

Image of Des Groseilliers Image

CCGS Des Groseilliers

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Des Groseilliers

1 Campaign · 11 Instruments

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

Central and Midwest United States, California Coast, Northwest Africa, Alaska

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· 131 Data Products

Image of an oil drilling platform

Image of an oil drilling platform

Permanent Water Site

Permanent Water Site

4 Campaigns · 12 Instruments

Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites

Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean

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· 5 Data Products

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Image of a FLUXNET tower in Harvard Forests, Maine

Permanent Land Site

Permanent Land Site

63 Campaigns · 100 Instruments

GOES-R Post Launch Test

Continental United States

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· 19 Data Products

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

SAFARI 2000 Surface Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SMART), Dry Season 200010.3334/ORNLDAAC/727

CampaignsSouthern African Regional Science Initiative

PlatformsField Site

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0095

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsField Site

FormatsNative

First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0096

CampaignsFirst International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment

PlatformsField Site

FormatsNative

GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/RAD/DATA101

CampaignsGOES-R Post Launch Test

PlatformsPermanent Land Site