Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature, 5-Hz instantaneous (irt200ms)

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The infrared thermometer (IRT) is a ground-based radiation pyrometer that measures the equivalent blackbody brightness temperature of the scene in its field of view. The downwelling version has a narrow field of view for measuring sky temperature and detecting clouds. The upwelling version has a wide field of view for measuring the narrowband radiating temperature of the ground surface.

Location

Tropical Western Pacific
  • Latitude: -2.06
  • Longitude: 147.425
  • Publication Date: 2012-02-28
  • Start Date: 2012-02-28
  • End Date: 2014-07-07
  • Last Updated: 2017-09-01

Instrument Mentor

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#irt

Victor Morris
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Joshua Howie
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025204
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2012, updated hourly. Infrared Thermometer (IRT200MS). 2012-02-28 to 2014-07-07, Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1). Compiled by V. Morris and J. Howie. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1025204.