Broadband Radiometers (airborne)
Short Name or Variable Name
Pyrgeometers and Pyranometers
CMP22 Pyranometer
CGR4 Pyrgeometer (unmodified)
Model: Kipp and Zonen CGR4 (pyrgeometers), CMP22 (pyranometers)
Measurements Provided: Irradiance in the shortwave and infrared spectral regions. (W/m2) -- Pyrgeometers (4.5-40 um), Pyranometers (0.2-3.6 um)
Typical Sampling Rates: 1 Hz
History of Significant Changes:
- C-130 and GV pyrgeometers (2)
- replaced amplifiers
- fabricated new back-housing and mounting plate
- signal conditioning box (NRL)
- C-130 pyranometers (2)
- new back-housing and rewiring on first pyranometer
- mounted on stabilized platform
Example(s) of Measurement: Pyrgeometer Measurements from IDEAS-IV
Calibration Methods
Pyrgeometer - temperature controlled alcohol bath
Pyranometer - solar reference
Primary External Contacts
Anthony Bucholtz (NRL Monterey)
Lead Contact
Julie Haggerty
Typical Sampling Rates
1 Hz