The Shortwave Spectroradiometer (SWS) is a radiometer that measures absolute spectral radiance in the visible and near-infrared. It includes two Zeiss spectroradiometers that measure spectral radiance to determine cloud optical depth, particle size, and water path. One spectroradiometer operates in the 300-1100 nm range at a spectral resolution of 8 nm, while the other operates in the 900-2200 nm range at a resolution of 12 nm. SWS has a sampling frequency of 1 Hz. The Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility operated a ground-based SWS, and the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) operated an airborne version as part of the airborne laboratory.
Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible RadianceEarth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Radiance
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 1 Hz
- N/A
- 138.2-856.5 THz
- Currently unavailable
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