NASA Remote Sensing Validation Data: File Format
The format of the NASA Remote Sensing Validation Data files are explained in the tables below. All data files are comma-separated value ASCII files.
Annex II Data Format
The table below lists the Annex II data elements in order. Also see the flagging convention for SERI_QC.
| Field # | Element |
|---|---|
| 1 | Four-digit year |
| 2 | Month (1–12) |
| 3 | Day of the month |
| 4 | Hour of the day (0–23) |
| 5 | Minute of the hour (0–55) |
| 6 | Global horizontal irradiance, zenith angle corrected, W/m2 |
| 7 | SERI_QC flag on global horizontal irradiance |
| 8 | Global horizontal irradiance, derived, W/m2 |
| 9 | SERI_QC flag on derived global horizontal irradiance, always equal to 06 |
| 10 | Direct normal irradiance, W/m2 |
| 11 | SERI_QC flag on direct normal irradiance |
| 12 | Diffuse horizontal irradiance, W/m2 |
| 13 | SERI_QC flag on diffuse horizontal irradiance |
| 14 | Air temperature, °C |
| 15 | SERI_QC flag on air temperature |
| 16 | Relative humidity, % |
| 17 | SERI_QC flag on relative humidity |
| 18 | Datalogger checksum |
| 19 | SERI_QC flag on datalogger checksum |
Baseline Surface Radiation Network Data Format
The table below lists the Baseline Surface Radiation Network data elements in order. Also see the flagging convention for SERI_QC.
| Field # | Element |
|---|---|
| 1 | Four-digit year |
| 2 | Month (1–12) |
| 3 | Day of the month |
| 4 | Hour of the day (0–23) |
| 5 | Minute of the hour (0–59) |
| 6 | Global horizontal irradiance, zenith angle corrected, W/m2 |
| 7 | SERI_QC flag on global horizontal irradiance |
| 8 | Global horizontal irradiance, derived, W/m2 |
| 9 | SERI_QC flag on derived global horizontal irradiance, always equal to 06 |
| 10 | Direct normal irradiance, W/m2 |
| 11 | SERI_QC flag on direct normal irradiance |
| 12 | Diffuse horizontal irradiance, W/m2 |
| 13 | SERI_QC flag on diffuse horizontal irradiance |
| 14 | Air temperature, °C |
| 15 | SERI_QC flag on air temperature |
| 16 | Relative humidity, % |
| 17 | SERI_QC flag on relative humidity |
| 18 | Downwelling longwave irradiance, W/m2 |
| 19 | SERI_QC flag on downwelling longwave irradiance |
| 20 | Direct normal irradiance from absolute cavity radiometer, W/m2 |
| 21 | SERI_QC flag on direct normal irradiance from absolute cavity radiometer |
| 22 | Reflected shortwave irradiance, W/m2 |
| 23 | SERI_QC flag on reflected shortwave irradiance, W/m2 |
| 24 | Upwelling longwave irradiance, W/m2 |
| 25 | SERI_QC flag on upwelling longwave irradiance |
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