U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - 15 Minute Values and Statistics (DSI-9870)

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Originator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

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Title: U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - 15 Minute Values and Statistics (DSI-9870)

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Online_Linkage: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

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U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - 15 Minute Values and Statistics is digital data set DSI-9870, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).ISIS is a continuation of earlier National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) surface-based solar monitoring programs. ISIS provides basic surface radiation data with repeatability, consistency, and accuracy based on reference standards maintained at levels better than 1%. ISIS addresses questions of spatial distributions and time trends at sites selected to be regionally representative and long-term continuous records of observations. The Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) operates the NOAA national broadband solar radiation network, which collects data in both the visible and ultraviolet (UV-B) wavebands. ISIS operates at two levels: Level 1 stations are basic, monitoring incoming radiation only; and Level 2 stations are more fully instrumented, focusing on surface radiation balance (SURFRAD).ISIS Level 1 stations operate in the United States of America. Currently NCDC has in archive data from ten stations located in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Bismarck, North Dakota; Desert Rock, Nevada; Hanford, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sterling, Virginia; and Tallahassee, Florida; from 1995 onward. Major parameters in Level 1 15 Minute data are: identify and location of station; global irradiance using precision spectral pyranometer, plus its standard deviation; direct beam irradiance using precision pyrheliometer, plus its standard deviation; diffuse irradiance using precision spectral pyranometer, plus its standard deviation; UV-B irradiance using ultravioletbiometer, plus its standard deviation; global irradiance using silicon cell pyranometer, plus its maximum, minimum, and standard deviation; photosynthetic active radiation using silicon cell pyranometer under rotating shadow radiometer, plus its maximum, minimum, and standard deviation; global irradiance using silicon cell pyranometer under rotating shadow radiometer, plus its maximum, minimum, and standard deviation; and solar zenith angle. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Beginning_Date: 19950101

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Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.0

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA > HANFORD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA > TALLAHASSEE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEVADA > DESERT ROCK

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW MEXICO > ALBUQUERQUE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH DAKOTA > BISMARCK

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TENNESSEE > OAK RIDGE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > UTAH > SALT LAKE CITY

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA > STERLING

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON > SEATTLE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WISCONSIN > MADISON

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Temporal_Keyword: 1-15 Minute

Temporal_Keyword: 1 Minute - < 1 Hour

Access_Constraints: ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

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Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

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Metadata_Review_Date: 20110721

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Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

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