South Col Incoming shortwave radiation

Both in 2008 and in 2011 expedition a CM6B Kipp&Zonen radiometer was installed at South Col.

The radiometer measures the energy balance between incoming short-wave and long-wave IR radiation versus surface-reflected short-wave and outgoing long-wave IR radiation.

 
Citation proposal
(2011) . South Col Incoming shortwave radiation. https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/356dd699-6c11-4850-a7f4-5af2280e2b29
 

Identification

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Citation

Date ( Publication )
2011-03-30T17:51:00
Purpose

The CM6B Kipp&Zonen radiometer measures :

- incoming shortwave radiation

-outcoming shortwave radiation

-incoming longwave radiation

- outcoming longwave radiation

- net radiation (derived).

Measurements from this unique meteorological observatory can provide important information for the scientific community for several application, including weather forecasting and study related to the understanding climate change.

The South Col station is an important

achievement for mountaineering and for science.

It is an exceptional point of weather ob servation,

which provides important and unique meteorological data.

Integrated within the SHARE network in

the Khumbu Valley, comprised of seven stations between 2,660 m (8,727 ft.) and 5,079 m (16,663

ft.), it will surely improve our studies of atmospheric circulation, particularly regarding the exchange of air masses between the troposphere and stratosphere and the thermal gradient.

Status
Completed

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  +39 035 3230551 
Website
http://www.evk2cnr.org/  

  Point of contact

  +39 051 639 9652 
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET ( Theme )
  • thermal power plant
Keywords
  • SHARE , Network , Station , High Altitude

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Quality

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Series
Statement

Sensors: Kipp & Zonen’s CM3 ISO-class, thermopile pyranometer, CG3 pyrgeometer, PT100 RTD

Spectral Response

Pyranometer: 305 to 2800 nm

Pyrgeometer: 5000 to 50,000 nm

Response Time: 18 seconds

Sensitivity Range: 7 to 15 µV W-1 m2

Output Range

Pyranometer: 0 to 25 mV

Pyrgeometer: ±5 mV

Expected Accuracy for Daily Totals: ±10%

Directional Error: <25 W m-2 (pyranometer)

Heating Resistor: 24 Ohms, 6 W at 12 Vdc

CE Compliance: CE compliant under the European Union’s EMC directive

 

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Vector spatial representation

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Geometry only

Geometric objects

Geometric object type
Point
Geometric object count
13
 

Ref. system

Reference system identifier
EPSG / WGS 1984(EPSG:4326) / 7.4
 

Metadata

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File identifier
356dd699-6c11-4850-a7f4-5af2280e2b29   XML
Metadata language
eng
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UTF8
Parent identifier
b3bbf1cd-9024-4318-bac6-218f35054efc
Hierarchy level
Series
Date stamp
2025-02-05T12:46:11
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

  Point of contact

  +39 035 3230551 
Website
http://www.evk2cnr.org  
 
 

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Md. maintenance

Maintenance information

Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
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Series
 

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