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All Data Collection Operations at COVE were DISCONTINUED on 11/16/2016.
The information and links given below are for historical program reference.
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 .......
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 62 Micropulse LIDAR Aerosol Backscatter and extinction profiles



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