ATI RSP Instrument Descriptions and Histories


Model
Measurement
Notes (below)
Units
Install
Date
Removal
Date
Current
SN
Current
CF
LI200 Global Horizontal W/m2 01/08/1991 - PY21094 114.68 W/m2/mV
Measured by LICOR LI-200 pyranometer.
(calc) Direct Normal W/m2 01/08/1991 - - N/A
Calculated using Global and Diffuse measurement.
LI200 Diffuse Horizontal W/m2 01/08/1991 - PY21094 114.68 W/m2/mV
Measured by LICOR LI-200 pyranometer when band rotates every minute and blocks sun light.
- Temperature oF 01/08/1991 - - -
Outside air temperature
CR10-T CR10 Circuit Board Temperature oC 06/02/2005 - - -
CR10 internal temperature sensor is mounted on datalogger circuit board.
- RSP Battery Voltage V 06/02/2005 - - -
The RSP Battery powers the datalogger and the shadowband, it is charged by a PV panel.
(calc) Zenith Angle o 06/03/2005 - - -
Solar zenith angle calculated by ATI RSP datalogger program.
Notes:
  • Data Resolution:
    • 01-08-1991 to 02-03-1993 is 1-minute
    • 02-04-1993 to 08-20-1999 is 10-minute
    • 08-20-1999 to 06-03-2005 is 5-minute
    • 06-03-2005 to Present is 1-minute
  • The ATI RSP cleaning maintenance history since November 2004 is also available.
  • Known instrument problems, since August 1999 can be found in the Data Quality Statements (DQS) database.

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