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Current CRAVE Program Instruments

Current radiometric and meteorological instruments present at Granite Island, Michigan and NASA LaRC associated with the CERES Radiation Validation Experiment (CRAVE).

BSRN Radiometry at Granite Island, MI (GIM) Station
MeasurementInstrumentMake & ModelUnits
Direct Shortwave IrradiancePyrheliometerKipp & Zonen, CH1 or CHP1W/m2
Diffuse Shortwave IrradiancePyranometerKipp & Zonen, CM21 or CM22W/m2
Global Shortwave Irradiance, DownwellingPyranometerKipp & Zonen, CM21 or CM22W/m2
Diffuse Longwave Irradiance, DownwellingPyrgeometerKipp & Zonen, CGR4 or CG4W/m2
Meteorological Data at Granite Island, MI (GIM) Station
MeasurementInstrumentMake & ModelUnits
Barometric PressurePressure TransducerVaisala, PTB110hPa (millibars)
Ambient TemperatureTemperature/Relative Humidity SensorVaisala, HMP60°C
Ambient Relative HumidityTemperature/Relative Humidity SensorVaisala, HMP60Percent
Additional Instrumentation at Granite Island, MI
Photosynthetic Active RadiationPARLi-Cor, LI-190RCurrently a voltage measurement
Aerosol Optical DepthsunphotometerMiddleton, SP02Currently a voltage measurement
Lake TemperatureInfrared Radiation Thermometer (IRT)Heitronics/KT15°C
Network Instrumentation at Granite Island, MI
NetworkSite IDInstrumentationData Products
AERONETGranite_IslandSky Scanning Radiometeraerosol optical depth, sky radiances
BSRN Radiometry at NASA LaRC(LRC) Station (Primary, B1196A)
MeasurementInstrumentMake & ModelUnits
Direct Shortwave IrradiancePyrheliometerKipp & Zonen CH1 or CHP1W/m2
Diffuse Shortwave IrradiancePyranometerKipp & Zonen CM22W/m2
Global Shortwave Irradiance, DownwellingPyranometerKipp & Zonen CM22W/m2
Diffuse Longwave Irradiance, DownwellingPyrgeometerEppley PIRW/m2
Additional Radiometry at NASA LaRC(LRC) (Secondary, B1196A)
MeasurementInstrumentMake & ModelUnits
Direct Shortwave Irradiance (inactive)PyrheliometerKipp & Zonen CHP1W/m2
Diffuse Shortwave Irradiance (inactive)PyranometerKipp & Zonen, CM21, CM22 or CM31W/m2
Global Shortwave Irradiance (inactive)PyranometerKipp & Zonen, CM21, CM22 or CM31W/m2
Meteorological Data at NASA LaRC (LRC) Station (B1196A)
MeasurementInstrumentMake & ModelUnits
Barometric PressurePressure TransducerVaisala, PTB110hPa
Ambient TemperatureTemperature/Relative Humidity SensorVaisala, HMP60°C
Ambient Relative HumidityTemperature/Relative Humidity SensorVaisala, HMP60Percent
Wind SpeedWind MonitorR.M. Young, 05108-45m/s
Wind DirectionWind MonitorR.M. Young, 05108-45Compass Degrees
Additional Instrumentation at NASA LaRC (LRC) Station (B1196A)
Photosynthetic Active RadiationPARLi-Cor, LI-190RCurrently a voltage measurement
Network Instrumentation at NASA LaRC (B1196A)
NetworkSite IDInstrumentationData Products
AERONETNASA_LaRCSky Scanning Radiometeraerosol optical depth, sky radiances
MPLNET(inactive since August 2022)NASA_LaRCMicropulse LIDARAerosol Backscatter and extinction profiles
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