NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibration coefficient

Installed Skyrad PSP (downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance) had calibration 
coefficient Rs applied when it should have used Rsc.  ARM is using IR corrected Rsc and CFc 
coefficients for PSPs deployed at all facilities.  

PSP #32026 should use RSc@45=8.7578 ?V/W/m? and not Rs@45=8.6335.

Reprocessed to correct downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance (DS) by:
DS(new) = (DS(old) / 115.83 ) * 114.18

Reprocessing completed March 2008.

• Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
• Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
• Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
• Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Standard
  Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)

• Instantaneous Downwelling Hemispheric Shortwave, Unshaded Pyranometer Thermopile
  Voltage(inst_global)

NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Instrument cleaning effects

Starting Dec 16th the Skyrad PIR1 and PIR2 (down_long_hemispheric)started differing by 
greater than 30W/m2 at times.  This is much greater than expected  for these instruments 
(typical is <10-15 W/m2).  NSA OMIS reports and observer comments reveal that PM 
periodically clean the snow from the IRT and ventilator fans on Skyrad and Gndrad.  In the case of 
the Skyrad PIRs, one lies in the wind shadow of the other and builds up more snow which is 
periodically cleaned out and then builds up again causing the PIR1 PIR2 discrepancies.

Disregard down_long_hemispheric during this time period. However, data suggests PIR2 is 
most likely at fault - potentially use PIR1 data during this time period.

• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Minima(down_long_hemisp2_min)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Standard Deviation(down_long_hemisp2_std)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Standard Deviation(down_long_hemisp1_std)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Maxima(down_long_hemisp2_max)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Minima(down_long_hemisp1_min)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_temp)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2(down_long_hemisp2)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_temp)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_temp)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1(down_long_hemisp1)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Maxima(down_long_hemisp1_max)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_temp)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp)

• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_resist)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_resist)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_resist)
• Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_resist)

NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - IRT mirror heater failure

The heater of the IRT gold mirror failed due to a broken wire (that probably occurred on 
12/13 during maintenance of the solar tracker) allowing snow and frost to accumulate on 
the mirror until it was cleared during daily preventative maintenance. The problem was 
corrected when the heater wires were replaced.

• Sky Infra Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
• Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
• Standard Deviation of Sky Infra Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp_std)
• Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)

• Instantaneous Sky/Cloud Infrared(inst_sky_ir_signal)