TY - JOUR
T1 - Downward longwave irradiance uncertainty under arctic atmospheres
T2 - Measurements and modeling
AU - Marty, Christoph
AU - Philipona, Rolf
AU - Delamere, Jennifer
AU - Dutton, Ellsworth G.
AU - Michalsky, Joe
AU - Stamnes, Knut
AU - Storvold, Rune
AU - Stoffel, Tom
AU - Clough, Shepard A.
AU - Mlawer, Eli J.
PY - 2003/6/27
Y1 - 2003/6/27
N2 - Measurement and modeling of downward longwave irradiance are a special challenge in arctic winter due to its low water vapor content and the extreme meteorological conditions. There are questions about the representativeness of the instrument calibration, the consistency and uncertainty of measurements and models in these environments. The Second International Pyrgeometer and Absolute Sky-scanning Radiometer Comparison (IPASRC-II), which was conducted at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site in Barrow provided a unique opportunity to compare high accuracy downward longwave irradiance measurements and radiative transfer model computations during arctic winter. Participants from 11 international institutions deployed 14 pyrgeometers, which were field-calibrated against the Absolute Sky-scanning Radiometer (ASR). Continuous measurements over a 10-day period in early March 2001 with frequent clear-sky conditions yielded downward longwave irradiances between 120 and 240 W m-2 . The small average difference between ASR irradiances, pyrgeometer measurements, MODTRAN and LBLRTM radiative transfer computations indicates that the absolute uncertainty of measured downward longwave irradiance under arctic winter conditions is within ±2 W m-2.
AB - Measurement and modeling of downward longwave irradiance are a special challenge in arctic winter due to its low water vapor content and the extreme meteorological conditions. There are questions about the representativeness of the instrument calibration, the consistency and uncertainty of measurements and models in these environments. The Second International Pyrgeometer and Absolute Sky-scanning Radiometer Comparison (IPASRC-II), which was conducted at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site in Barrow provided a unique opportunity to compare high accuracy downward longwave irradiance measurements and radiative transfer model computations during arctic winter. Participants from 11 international institutions deployed 14 pyrgeometers, which were field-calibrated against the Absolute Sky-scanning Radiometer (ASR). Continuous measurements over a 10-day period in early March 2001 with frequent clear-sky conditions yielded downward longwave irradiances between 120 and 240 W m-2 . The small average difference between ASR irradiances, pyrgeometer measurements, MODTRAN and LBLRTM radiative transfer computations indicates that the absolute uncertainty of measured downward longwave irradiance under arctic winter conditions is within ±2 W m-2.
KW - LBLRTM
KW - Longwave radiation
KW - MODTRAN
KW - Pyrgeometer
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U2 - 10.1029/2002jd002937
DO - 10.1029/2002jd002937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0942299898
SN - 0148-0227
VL - 108
SP - ACL 4-1 - ACL 4-12
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research
IS - 12
ER -