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Pyrheliometer
Pyrheliometer

A pyrheliometer is a ground-based passive radiation sensor. It is used to measure direct beam solar irradiance. Pyrheliometers use a thermopile that converts heat from sunlight to 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 unavailble

Online Information

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

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

Campaign Field Sites

61 Campaigns · 163 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

Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment

Azores and Madeira islands

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· 0 Data Products

Des Groseilliers

CCGS 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

Campaign Permanent Water Sites

5 Campaigns · 12 Instruments

Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites

Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean

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· 5 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

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

PlatformsCampaign Field Sites

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

PlatformsCampaign Field Sites

FormatsNative