All Data Collection Operations at COVE were DISCONTINUED on 11/16/2016.
The information and links given below are for historical program reference.
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Instrumentation Sponsored by the CERES Project |
Measurement |
Instrument |
Make & Model |
Units |
BSRN Radiometry (CLH in BSRN database) |
Direct Shortwave Irradiance |
Pyrheliometer |
Kipp & Zonen CH1 |
W/m2 |
Diffuse Shortwave Irradiance, downwelling |
Pyranometer |
Kipp & Zonen CM31 |
W/m2 |
Global Shortwave Irradiance, up & down |
Pyranometer |
Kipp & Zonen CM31 |
W/m2 |
Diffuse Longwave Irradiance, up & down |
Pyrgeometer |
Eppley PIR |
W/m2 |
Additional Radiometry |
Spectral Irradiance, up & down |
MFRSR |
Yankee MFRSR |
counts |
Ultraviolet Irradiance, downwelling |
UVMFRSR |
Yankee UVMFRSR |
counts |
Spectral Radiance, upwelling |
Scanning Radiometer |
Schultz SP1A |
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Meteorological Data |
Barometric Pressure |
Pressure Transducer |
Vaisala PT-101B |
mb |
Ambient Temperature |
Temperature/Relative Humidity Sensor |
Campbell CS500 |
degrees Celsius |
Ambient Relative Humidity |
Temperature/Relative Humidity Sensor |
Campbell CS500 |
percent |
Wind Direction |
Wind Monitor |
R.M. Young, Inc. 5103 |
compass degress |
Wind Speed |
Wind Monitor |
R.M. Young, Inc. 5103 |
m/s |
Ocean Measurements |
Sea Surface Temperature |
Pyrometer |
Heitronics KT-19.85 |
kelvin |
Additional Instrumentation provided by other sponsors, with links to the corresponding databases |
Network |
Site ID |
Instrumentation |
Data Products |
AERONET |
COVE |
Sky Scanning Radiometer |
aerosol optical depth, sky radiances |
AERONET |
COVE_SEAPRISM |
Ocean Scanning Radiometer |
aerosol optical depth, water vapor, 440-870 Angstrom |
GPS-MET |
COVX |
GPS Receiver, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Pressure |
Total Column Precipitable Water |
NOAA/NDBC |
CHLV2 |
Meteorological & Sea Surface |
Pressure, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wave Height and Period |
MPLNET |
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Micropulse LIDAR |
Aerosol Backscatter and extinction profiles |