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New shortwave array spectrometers for the ARM Climate Research Facility

 

Authors

Connor J. Flynn — University of Oklahoma
Joseph J. Michalsky — NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory/Global Monitoring Division & CU-Boulder/Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
James Barnard — University of Nevada, Reno
Danny Alan Nelson — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peter W. Kiedron — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Patrick Disterhoft — NOAA - Earth System Research Laboratory
Albert Mendoza — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Randy Norheim — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Category

Instruments

Description

Shortwave array spectrometer instrument suite.
Shortwave Array Spectrometers (SAS) providing full spectral measurements of zenith radiance, direct solar irradiance, and hemispheric diffuse irradiance from 350 nm to 1700 nm are being designed under funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The SAS will be provided as a suite of two systems. Zenith radiance will be measured by the SAS-Ze while direct solar and diffuse hemispheric irradiance will be measured by the SAS-He (for "hemispheric"). We present the instrument design, measurement strategy, and lab results for these novel solar radiometers.