Global radiation

In the framework of Ev-K2-CNR / SHARE (Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment) project the first permanent Automatic Weather Station (AWS) has been installed in Uganda, on July 18, 2006 in the western part of the Stanley Plateau, the biggest Rwenzori glacial mass. The Project was carried out during the celebration of Mt. Ruwenzori first ascent by Duke of Abruzzi in 1906 . This station has the same technical characteristics of the Ev-K2- CNR networks located in the high altitude regions of Himalaya and Karakorum. The station records continuously measurements of the seven meteorological standard parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, global solar radiation and total precipitation. The Rwenzori observations will permit to study physical and dynamical processes at Africa high elevations in the framework of SHARE and GEWEX-CEOP HE programs to improve our understanding of variability and change in hydrological and energy cycles and their role in the climate system.

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(2011) . Global radiation. https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/cb6bdef2-d41a-4178-90a3-2f891549b264

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

Purpose

The purpose of this resource is to acquire data on:

- global solar radiation (W/m2).

The Rwenzori observations will permit to study physical and dynamical processes at African high elevations in the framework of SHARE and GEWEX-CEOP HE programs to improve our understanding of variability and change in hydrological and energy cycles and their role in the climate system.

Status: On going

Point of contact

Ev-K2-CNR

Via San Bernardino 145 Bergamo BG 24126 Italy

+39 035 3230511

+39 035 3230551

Website: http://www.evk2cnr.org/

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

GEMET ( Theme )

thermal power plant

Keywords

SHARE , Network , Station , High Altitude

Keywords ( Theme )

Keywords ( Place )

Rwenzori Range , Uganda , Elena Glacier

Use limitation: No conditions apply

Access constraints: Copyright

Other constraints

Metadata language: eng

Character set: UTF8

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Environment
Geoscientific information

Supplemental Information

Reference system identifier: EPSG / WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) / 7.4

Topology level: Geometry only

Geometric object type: Point

Geometric object count: 13

OnLine resource: SHARE Geonetwork portal
SHARE Geonetwork portal

OnLine resource

Global_radiometer_dpa153.pdf

User’s manual Global radiometer

(DPA153-554-559, BSR153)

OnLine resource: Chapter_7_Measurement_of_radiation.pdf
Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation WMO-No. 8-Chapter 7 :”Measurement of radiation”

Hierarchy level: Series

Statement: The instrument needed for measuring solar radiation a spectral range from 300 to 3 000 nm is the pyranometer. The pyranometer is sometimes used to measure solar radiation on surfaces inclined in the horizontal and in the inverted position to measure reflected global radiation. When measuring the diffuse sky component of solar radiation, the direct solar component is screened from the pyranometer by a shading device.