Instrument : Multifilter Radiometer (MFR)
Instrument Categories
Radiometric
Picture of the Multifilter Radiometer (MFR)
General Overview
The multifilter radiometer (MFR) is simply the head from a multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR) mounted on a tower pointing at the surface. Like the MFRSR, it has six narrowband channels (415, 500, 615, 673, 870, and 940 nm) and one broadband channel. Pointing the head at the surface provides spectral measurements of reflected irradiance. Measurements are taken every 20 seconds. No averaging is performed.
Output Datastreams
- mfr10m : Multi-Filter Radiometer (MFR): upwelling irradiance at 10-meter height
- mfr25m : Multi-Filter Radiometer (MFR): upwelling irradiance at 25-meter height
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
- Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband diffuse upwelling irradiance
- Shortwave narrowband total upwelling irradiance
- Surface albedo
Locations
- North Slope Alaska (NSA)
- Central Facility, Atqasuk AK (C2)
- Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
Contact(s)
Gary Hodges
(303) 497-6460
Gary.Hodges@noaa.gov
