gov.noaa.ncdc:C00542 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Unknown tabular digital data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov 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. Unknown Unknown 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401 National Renewable Energy Laboratory data set C00542 PYRANOMETERS PYRHELIOMETERS RADIOMETERS SOLAR RADIATION STATIONS National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce National Solar Radiation Database (1961-1990), Users Manual, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401. 19950101 Present Ground Condition In work As Needed -123.0 -77.0 48.0 30.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR IRRADIANCE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS > ULTRAVIOLET RADIANCE EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE RADIANCE EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ACTIVITY > SOLAR IRRADIANCE EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ACTIVITY > SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET GCMD Location Valids UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW MEXICO > ALBUQUERQUE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH DAKOTA > BISMARCK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEVADA > DESERT ROCK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA > HANFORD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WISCONSIN > MADISON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TENNESSEE > OAK RIDGE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON > SEATTLE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > UTAH > SALT LAKE CITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA > STERLING UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA > TALLAHASSEE GCMD Location Valids LAND SURFACE TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE SOLAR RADIATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS SOLAR RADIATION STATIONS PYRHELIOMETERS SOLAR RADIATION STATIONS RADIOMETERS 1 None None Not provided Unknown Completeness information not available. Unknown Unknown http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/documentlibrary/tddoc/td9870.doc None National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Service Mailing and physical

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