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Piters, Ankie (2025): Basic measurements of radiation at station Paramaribo (2020-10) [dataset]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.975021 (DOI registration in progress), In: Piters, A: Basic measurements of radiation at station Paramaribo (2019-01 et seq) [dataset publication series]. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, De Bilt, PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.979681 (dataset in review)

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Published: 2025-02-05

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Piters, Ankie (2025): BSRN Station-to-archive file for station Paramaribo (2020-10) [dataset]. ftp://ftp.bsrn.awi.de/par/par1020.dat.gz
Coverage:
Latitude: 5.806000 * Longitude: -55.214600
Date/Time Start: 2020-10-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-10-31T23:59:00
Minimum HEIGHT above ground: m * Maximum HEIGHT above ground: m
Event(s):
PAR (Paramaribo) * Latitude: 5.806000 * Longitude: -55.214600 * Date/Time: 2019-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 4.0 m * Location: South America, Surinam * Method/Device: Monitoring station (MONS) * Comment: BSRN Station no: 66; Surface type: grass; Topography type: flat, urban; Horizon: doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.931001; Station scientist: Ankie Piters (piters@knmi.nl)
Comment:
On 5, 7, 8, 27, and 28 October the tracker was not working properly or stopped for maintenance, resulting in a few gaps for DIR and DIF radiation.LWD radiation during these periods is measured without shadowing the sun. The pyranometer for SWD GLOBAL radiation has a small scratch on the dome, resulting in higher values at low solar elevation: GLOB/(DIR+DIF) > 1.08 for angles below 26 degree. The thermopile of the pyrgeometer was defect until 8 October. LWD radiation until 8 October 12:52 UTC therefore missing.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimePiters, AnkieGeocode
2HEIGHT above groundHeightmPiters, AnkieGeocode
3Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiationSWDW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060150, WRMC No. 66003
4Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiation, standard deviationSWD std devW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060150, WRMC No. 66003
5Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiation, minimumSWD minW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060150, WRMC No. 66003
6Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiation, maximumSWD maxW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060150, WRMC No. 66003
7Direct radiationDIRW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrheliometer, Kipp & Zonen, CH1, SN 070598, WRMC No. 66001
8Direct radiation, standard deviationDIR std devW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrheliometer, Kipp & Zonen, CH1, SN 070598, WRMC No. 66001
9Direct radiation, minimumDIR minW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrheliometer, Kipp & Zonen, CH1, SN 070598, WRMC No. 66001
10Direct radiation, maximumDIR maxW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrheliometer, Kipp & Zonen, CH1, SN 070598, WRMC No. 66001
11Diffuse radiationDIFW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060149, WRMC No. 66002
12Diffuse radiation, standard deviationDIF std devW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060149, WRMC No. 66002
13Diffuse radiation, minimumDIF minW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060149, WRMC No. 66002
14Diffuse radiation, maximumDIF maxW/m2Piters, AnkiePyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CM22, SN 060149, WRMC No. 66002
15Long-wave downward radiationLWDW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrgeometer, Kipp & Zonen, CG4, SN 060901, WRMC No. 66004
16Long-wave downward radiation, standard deviationLWD std devW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrgeometer, Kipp & Zonen, CG4, SN 060901, WRMC No. 66004
17Long-wave downward radiation, minimumLWD minW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrgeometer, Kipp & Zonen, CG4, SN 060901, WRMC No. 66004
18Long-wave downward radiation, maximumLWD maxW/m2Piters, AnkiePyrgeometer, Kipp & Zonen, CG4, SN 060901, WRMC No. 66004
19Air temperature at 2 m heightT2°CPiters, AnkieThermometer
20Humidity, relativeRH%Piters, AnkieHygrometer (HYGRO)
21Station pressurePoPoPoPohPaPiters, AnkieBarometer (BARO)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
784657 data points

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