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Multi-Filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer
Mentor: K. Ebell
Principle
The Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (MFRSR) is a passive instrument that measures global and diffuse components of solar irradiance at one broadband channel and at six narrowband channels, i. e. at 415, 500, 615, 673, 870, and 940 nm. Direct irradiance is subsequently calculated from the diffuse and global measured components. Each MFRSR measurement sequence includes measurements at four different shadowband positions: 1) at nadir (home position), 2) at the first side-band position, 3) sun-blocked, 4) at the second side-band position. The side-band measurements are used to correct for the portion of the sky obscured by the shadowband. From the MFRSR measurements, the aerosol optical depth at the wavelengths 415, 500, 615, 673 and 870 nm as well as the Angstrom exponent can be derived. For single-layer “horizontally homogeneous” liquid clouds, layer cloud optical depth and effective radius can also be retrieved.
Instrument
YES Inc. MFR-7 at Forschungszentrum Jülich on the roof of the IEK-8 (Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung: Troposphäre).
Data
- If you are interested in receiving data please contact the instrument mentors: K. Ebell
Current measurements:
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The figure shows the total hemispheric (top), the diffuse hemispheric (middle) and the direct normal irradiance (bottom) from the broadband channel of the MFRSR.
History
Period | Place | Project |
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06/07/2015 - today | Research Center Jülich, Germany | JOYCE |
Specifications
Parameter | Specification |
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Wavelengths | Silicon broadband pyranometer, 415, 500, 615, 673, 870, 940 nm |
FWHM bandwidth | 10 nm |
Cosine response | Better than 5% for 0 - 80° zenith angle; better than 1% with corrections |
Temporal Resolution | 15 s |
Weight | 4.55 kg |
Power Consumption | 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz (50 watts maximum) |
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