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.
IRT
irt > Infrared ThermometerInstrument Type(s) > Baseline • Guest
Primary Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Active Locations
| Facility Name | Start Date |
|---|---|
| Waukomis, OK (Extended) | 2011-11-02 |
| Newkirk, OK (Extended) | 2011-10-03 |
| Medford, OK (Extended) | 2011-10-12 |
| Central Facility, Lamont, OK | 1996-04-16 |
| Pawhuska, OK (Extended) | 2009-02-12 |
| Maple City, KS (Extended) | 1999-12-31 |
| Byron, OK (Extended) | 2005-12-01 |
| Tryon, OK (Extended) | 2011-10-05 |
| Lamont, OK (Extended and Co-located with C1) | 2006-01-11 |
| Marshall, OK (Extended) | 2011-10-26 |
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2013-10-01 |
| Morrison, OK (Extended) | 2015-10-06 |
| Peckham, OK (Extended) | 2016-04-26 |
| Ringwood, OK (Extended) | 2005-05-26 |
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 1999-12-31 |
| Gunnison, CO; AMF2 (main site for SAIL) | 2021-09-01 |
| Pawnee, OK (Extended) | 2015-11-20 |
| Ashton, KS (Extended) | 2005-11-30 |
Related Publications
2022
Mei F, M Pekour, D Dexheimer, G de Boer, R Cook, J Tomlinson, B Schmid, L Goldberger, R Newsom, and J Fast. 2022. "Observational data from uncrewed systems over Southern Great Plains." Earth System Science Data, 14(7), 10.5194/essd-14-3423-2022.
Creamean J, K Barry, T Hill, C Hume, P DeMott, M Shupe, S Dahlke, S Willmes, J Schmale, I Beck, C Hoppe, A Fong, E Chamberlain, J Bowman, R Scharien, and O Persson. 2022. "Annual cycle observations of aerosols capable of ice formation in central Arctic clouds." Nature Communications, 13(1), 3537, 10.1038/s41467-022-31182-x.
Shupe M, M Rex, B Blomquist, P Persson, J Schmale, T Uttal, D Althausen, H Angot, S Archer, L Bariteau, I Beck, J Bilberry, S Bucci, C Buck, M Boyer, Z Brasseur, I Brooks, R Calmer, J Cassano, V Castro, D Chu, D Costa, C Cox, J Creamean, S Crewell, S Dahlke, E Damm, G de Boer, H Deckelmann, K Dethloff, M Dütsch, K Ebell, A Ehrlich, J Ellis, R Engelmann, A Fong, M Frey, M Gallagher, L Ganzeveld, R Gradinger, J Graeser, V Greenamyer, H Griesche, S Griffiths, J Hamilton, G Heinemann, D Helmig, A Herber, C Heuzé, J Hofer, T Houchens, D Howard, J Inoue, H Jacobi, R Jaiser, T Jokinen, O Jourdan, G Jozef, W King, A Kirchgaessner, M Klingebiel, M Krassovski, T Krumpen, A Lampert, W Landing, T Laurila, D Lawrence, M Lonardi, B Loose, C Lüpkes, M Maahn, A Macke, W Maslowski, C Marsay, M Maturilli, M Mech, S Morris, M Moser, M Nicolaus, P Ortega, J Osborn, F Pätzold, D Perovich, T Petäjä, C Pilz, R Pirazzini, K Posman, H Powers, K Pratt, A Preußer, L Quéléver, M Radenz, B Rabe, A Rinke, T Sachs, A Schulz, H Siebert, T Silva, A Solomon, A Sommerfeld, G Spreen, M Stephens, A Stohl, G Svensson, J Uin, J Viegas, C Voigt, P von der Gathen, B Wehner, J Welker, M Wendisch, M Werner, Z Xie, and F Yue. 2022. "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1), 10.1525/elementa.2021.00060.
Research Highlight
2021
Chen W, R Pinker, Y Ma, G Hulley, E Borbas, T Islam, K Cawse-Nicholson, S Hook, C Hain, and J Basara. 2021. "Land Surface Temperature from GOES-East and GOES-West." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 38(4), 10.1175/jtech-d-20-0086.1.
Feldman D, A Aiken, W Boos, R Carroll, V Chandrasekar, W Collins, S Collis, J Deems, P DeMott, J Fan, A Flores, D Gochis, J Harrington, M Kumjian, LR Leung, T O'Brien, M Raleigh, A Rhoades, SM Skiles, J Smith, R Sullivan, P Ullrich, A Varble, and K Williams. 2021. Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Science Plan. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-21-004. 10.2172/1781024.
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