Charles N, Long

Driemel, Amelie

König-Langlo, Gert

Sieger, Rainer

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The Baseline Surface Radiation Network and the World Radiation Monitoring Center Status March 2018Amelie Driemel, Gert König-Langlo*, Rainer Sieger†, and Charles N LongDefinitionsBaseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN)Global observatory network providing observations of the best possible quality for short- & long-wave surface radiation fluxes in 1 min resolutionWorld Radiation Monitoring Center (WRMC)The WRMC is the central archive for all data from the BSRN, since 2008 operated at the Alfred-Wegener Institut in BremerhavenIn 2017 the director changed from G. König-Langlo to A. DriemelDriemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtDefinitionsBaseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN)Global observatory network providing observations of the best possible quality for short- & long-wave surface radiation fluxes in 1 min resolutionWorld Radiation Monitoring Center (WRMC)The WRMC is the central archive for all data from the BSRN, since 2008 operated at the Alfred-Wegener Institute in BremerhavenIn 2017 the director changed from G. König-Langlo to A. DriemelDriemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtData overview, status 03-20181 LR 0100: Global, Diffuse, Direct, Long-wave down 60 stations2 LR 0300: Reflex, Long-wave up 15 stations3 LR 0500: UV 12 stations4 LR 1000: Synops 13 stations5 LR 1100: Upper air soundings 30 stations6 LR 1200: Total ozone 9 stations7 LR 1300: Ceilometer data 3 stations8 LR 30x0: Radiation measurements from tower 13 stationsDriemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtStatus March 2018  >10500 monthly datasets  (>870 years)Data extractionDriemel et al. AOPC-23 Darmstadt1. ftp server:ftp.bsrn.awi.destation-to-archive files2. PANGAEA:https://dataportals.pangaea.de/bsrn/Driemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtChanges in stationsNEWGAN, GUR, HOW, TIRCAPDON, LLN14th BSRN Scientific Review Workshop  26-29 April 2016 in Canberra, AustraliaHosted by Australian BoMDriemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtChanges in stationsTIRSOVClosed in 2016: BOU (CO, USA)XIA (China)Inactive:             CLH (USA)Submitting again: Brasilian stations SMS, PTR, RLMDe Aar, South Africa (DAA)Some new stations interested in becoming BSRN stations: Huancayo (Peru), Ashalim (Israel) etc.DAAStations with complete budgetDriemel et al. AOPC-23 DarmstadtNew publicationsDriemel et al. AOPC-23 Darmstadt Slide 9 of 13Also: Chapter on BSRN in the upcoming Volume 100 of the meteorologicaleducation journal PROMET2017-04-26      Driemel et al.   EGU 2017                              Slide 10 of 13BSRN articles in Web of ScienceBSRN Working Groups2017-04-26      Driemel et al.   EGU 2017                              Slide 11 of 13• Infrared Working Group (Julian Gröbner)• Spectral Working Group (Kathy Lantz)• Broadband Working Group (Allison McComiskey)• Cold Climate Issues Working Group (Chris Cox)• Uncertainties Working Group (Nicole Hyett ~ Interim Ian Dollery)  • Archive (Amelie Driemel)Current issuesDriemel et al. AOPC-23 Darmstadt Slide 12 of 13• Some stations closed/no longer maintained/financial problems• Data submission in arrears => inactive status will be introduced• Some quality issues e.g. in remote areas difficult to manage• Lots of retirements in 2017 (concerns stations: CAM / LER, GVN, LIN, TAM, SURFRAD stations, Australian stations)• Chuck Long will retire this year, new Project Manager needs to beassigned at the15th BSRN Workshop held at CIRES, Boulder CO, 16-20th July 2018Thanks!Driemel et al. AOPC-23 Darmstadt Slide 13 of 13….To Gert König-Langlo who was WRMC director for 10 years(and GVN station scientist for much longer) and who retired in 2017Gert

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