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The visible multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR) is a passive instrument that measures global and diffuse components of solar irradiance at six narrowband channels and one open, or broadband, channel. Direct irradiance is not a primary measurement, but is calculated using diffuse and global measurements.

To collect one data record, the MFRSR takes measurements at four different shadowband positions. The first measurement is taken with the shadowband in the nadir (home) position. The next three measurements are, in order, the first side-band, sun-blocked, and second side-band. The side-band measurements are used to correct for the portion of the sky obscured by the shadowband. The nominal wavelengths of the narrowband channels are 415, 500, 615, 673, 870, and 940 nm.

From such measurements, the atmosphere’s aerosol optical depth at each wavelength can be inferred. In turn, these optical depths may be used to derive information about the column abundances of ozone and water vapor, as well as aerosol and other atmospheric constituents.

Measurements

Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance
Shortwave narrowband diffuse downwelling irradiance
Shortwave narrowband direct normal irradiance
Shortwave narrowband total downwelling irradiance

Locations

  • Fixed
  • AMF1
  • AMF2
  • AMF3

Active Instrument Locations

Facility Name Instrument Start Date
Central Facility, Lamont, OK 1997-01-08
Pawnee, OK (Extended) 2015-11-13
Peckham, OK (Extended) 2016-04-07
Morrison, OK (Extended) 2015-11-12
Omega, OK (Extended) 2011-11-01
Ringwood, OK (Extended) 1997-08-26
Waukomis, OK (Extended) 2011-11-02
Ashton, KS (Extended) 1998-02-06
Oliktok Point, Alaska; AMF3 2015-08-01
Marshall, OK (Extended) 2011-10-18
Maple City, KS (Extended) 2011-09-28
Newkirk, OK (Extended) 2011-09-27
Medford, OK (Extended) 2011-10-05
Byron, OK (Extended) 1997-08-23
Anthony, KS (Extended) 2011-10-13
Lamont, OK (Extended and Co-located with C1) 1997-08-26
Central Facility, Barrow AK 1998-03-18
Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal 2014-04-10
Pawhuska, OK (Extended) 1997-11-06

2020

Vountas M, K Belinska, V Rozanov, L Lelli, L Mei, S Jafariserajehlou, and J Burrows. 2020. "Retrieval of aerosol optical thickness and surface parameters based on multi-spectral and multi-viewing space-borne measurements." Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 256, 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2020.107311.

Riihimaki L, C Flynn, A McComiskey, D Lubin, Y Blanchard, J Chiu, G Feingold, D Feldman, J Gristey, C Herrera, G Hodges, E Kassianov, S LeBlanc, A Marshak, J Michalsky, P Pilewskie, S Schmidt, R Scott, Y Shea, K Thome, R Wagener, and B Wielicki. 2020. "The Shortwave Spectral Radiometer for Atmospheric Science: Capabilities and Applications from the ARM User Facility." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, , 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0227.1. ONLINE.

Marquardt Collow A, M Miller, L Trabachino, M Jensen, and M Wang. 2020. "Radiative heating rate profiles over the southeast Atlantic Ocean during the 2016 and 2017 biomass burning seasons." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(16), 10.5194/acp-20-10073-2020.
Research Highlight

Kassianov E, E Cromwell, Y Shi, J Monroe, L Riihimaki, and C Flynn. 2020. Quality Control Aerosol Optical Depth Value-Added Product Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-TR-247.

Marchand R. 2020. Macquarie Island Cloud and Radiation Experiment (MICRE) Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-20-005.

Berg L, C Long, E Kassianov, D Chand, S Tai, Z Yang, L Riihimaki, S Biraud, J Tagestad, A Matthews, A Mendoza, F Mei, J Tomlinson, and J Fast. 2020. "Fine Scale Variability of Observed and Simulated Surface Albedo over the Southern Great Plains." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(7), e2019JD030559, 10.1029/2019JD030559.
Research Highlight

Riihimaki L, C Flynn, and A McComiskey. 2020. ARM Shortwave Spectral Radiometry Strategy Review Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-20-003.

Lubin D, D Zhang, I Silber, R Scott, P Kalogeras, A Battaglia, D Bromwich, M Cadeddu, E Eloranta, A Fridlind, A Frossard, K Hines, S Kneifel, W Leaitch, W Lin, J Nicolas, H Powers, P Quinn, P Rowe, L Russell, S Sharma, J Verlinde, and A Vogelmann. 2020. "AWARE: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) West Antarctic Radiation Experiment." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101(7), 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0278.1.

2019

Neher I, T Buchmann, S Crewell, B Pospichal, and S Meilinger. 2019. "Impact of atmospheric aerosols on solar power." Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 28(4), 10.1127/metz/2019/0969.

Varble A, S Nesbitt, P Salio, E Avila, P Borque, P DeMott, G McFarquhar, S van den Heever, E Zipser, D Gochis, R Houze, M Jensen, P Kollias, S Kreidenweis, R Leung, K Rasmussen, D Romps, and C Williams. 2019. Cloud, Aerosol, and Complex Terrain Interactions (CACTI) Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-19-028.

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