SAFARI 2000 Surface Irradiance Measurements, Mongu Tower Site, Zambia, 2000-2002

Description

This data set contains the top-of-canopy irradiance in the shortwave (0.3-2.8 micron) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR; 0.4-0.7 micron) wavebands collected with an Eppley Precision Spectral Pyranometer (PSP) and a Skye SKE510 pyranometer, respectively. The instruments were deployed at the top of the 30-m tower in the Kataba Local Forest approximately 20 km south of Mongu in Western Province, Zambia. The data include the hourly mean and maximum values from 0500-1600 GMT (7 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time) and cover the period from September 4, 2000 to December 31, 2002. The data were obtained primarily for EOS validation and energy budget modeling.The Skye SKE510 uses a blue enhanced planar diffused silicon detector and has a fairly even response from 400 to 700 nm. The Eppley PSP is a World Meteorological Organization First Class Radiometer designed for the measurement of sun and sky radiation, totally or in defined broad wavelength bands. It comprises a circular multi-junction wire-wound thermopile. A data logger sampled the sensors at 60-second intervals and recorded the maximum and mean values every 60 minutes throughout the day.The data are contained within a single ASCII text file, in comma-separated-value format, with associated date, time, and QA information.

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5 https://doi.org%2F10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F782
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21 https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/782
57 mongu_irradiance_782.zip https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/protected/bundle/mongu_irradiance_782.zip
34 safari_logo_square.png https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/project/square/safari_logo_square.png
33 mongu_irradiance_readme.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/safari2k/field_campaign/mongu_irradiance/comp/mongu_irradiance_readme.pdf
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=seawifs_624&ac=true
21 https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/624
57 seawifs_624.zip https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/protected/bundle/seawifs_624.zip
5 hdf_information.doc https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/safari2k/remote_sensing/seawifs/comp/hdf_information.doc
33 seawifs_doc.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/safari2k/remote_sensing/seawifs/comp/seawifs_doc.pdf
5 0_readme.txt https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/safari2k/remote_sensing/seawifs/comp/0_readme.txt
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21 https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/782
57 mongu_irradiance_782.zip https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/protected/bundle/mongu_irradiance_782.zip
33 mongu_irradiance_readme.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/safari2k/field_campaign/mongu_irradiance/comp/mongu_irradiance_readme.pdf
0 The metadata's original source. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2789647857-ORNL_CLOUD.iso19115
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
5 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/sentinel-6/
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5 https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-6
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Sentinel-6
5 https://www.eumetsat.int/sentinel-6
5 https://github.com/podaac/sentinel6
5 https://www.eumetsat.int/altimetry-resources
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/forum/viewforum.php?f=97
5 https://github.com/podaac/data-readers
5 https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C2627807006-POCLOUD
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2627807006-POCLOUD
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  • earth-science-atmospheric-radiation-atmosphere-shortwave-radiation
  • earth-science-vegetation-biosphere-photosynthetically-active-radiation

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