IPC-XI Tutorial Pyrgeometer
Contents Pyrgeometer energy balance Equations for retrieving longwave irradiance Shaded versus unshaded pyrgeometers
Pyrgeometer setup
Pyrgeometer energy balance Eppley PIR Kipp&Zonen CG4 5µm40µm20µm
Pyrgeometer energy balance Eppley PIR Kipp&Zonen CG4 Typical values: Net outgoing radiation ~ 100 Wm -2 PIR Dome (∆T=1K) ~18 Wm-2
Pyrgeometer equations Several choices for the radiometric model of a pyrgeometer: Simple Albrecht formula Extended Albrecht (PMOD) NREL formula Fit parameters
Calibration residuals versus WISG
Calibration residuals versus WISG results from 50 Instruments
Shaded versus unshaded Pyrgeometers
Shaded pyrgeometers
Unshaded pyrgeometers NIGHT 1 Dome YSI
Unshaded pyrgeometers NIGHT NIGHT and DAY
Unshaded pyrgeometers Proxy: direct solar irradiance 1 Dome YSI
Unshaded pyrgeometers Proxy: direct solar irradiance Proxy: Dome-body temperature 1 Dome YSI
Unshaded pyrgeometers PIR Dome proxy Direct irr proxy
Unshaded pyrgeometers PIR 3 Th. Dome proxy Direct irr proxy R=0.81 R=0.91 Effect is 6 W/m 2 per 1kW for this particular pyrgeometer dome
Unshaded pyrgeometers CG4 Effect is 5.5 W/m 2 per 1kW for this particular pyrgeometer cg4
Summary unshaded pyrgeometers InstrumentOffset per 1000 Wm -2 Direct irradiance PIR 3 Dome Thermistor7.0 PIR 3 Dome Th.6.2 PIR 3 Dome Th.6.8 PIR 3 Dome Th.7.4 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.2 PIR 1 Dome Th.15.3 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.5 PIR 1 Dome Th.4.0 PIR 1 Dome Th.8.5 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.4 PIR 1 Dome Th.4.6 InstrumentOffset per 1000 Wm -2 Direct irradiance CG42.6 CG45.4 CG43.1 CG4 CG45.3 CG45.5 CG113.4
Summary unshaded pyrgeometers InstrumentOffset per 1000 Wm -2 Direct irradiance PIR 3 Dome Thermistor7.0 PIR 3 Dome Th.6.2 PIR 3 Dome Th.6.8 PIR 3 Dome Th.7.4 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.2 PIR 1 Dome Th.15.3 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.5 PIR 1 Dome Th.4.0 PIR 1 Dome Th.8.5 PIR 1 Dome Th.11.4 PIR 1 Dome Th.4.6 InstrumentOffset per 1000 Wm -2 Direct irradiance CG42.6 CG45.4 CG43.1 CG4 CG45.3 CG45.5 CG113.4 Is there shortwave leakage in the solar blind filters?
IPC-XI Pyrgeometer intercomparison shaded unshaded Difference to WISG / Wm -2 PIR & CG4
IPC-XI Pyrgeometer intercomparison Difference to WISG / Wm -2 Only CG4