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The World Radiation Monitoring Center (WRMC) Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN)

Entry ID: BSRN_RADIATION_NETWORK

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Summary

Abstract: [Source: Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) home page, http://www.bsrn.awi.de/ ]

BSRN is a project of the Radiation Panel from the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GEWEX under the umbrella of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and as such is aimed at detecting important changes in the Earth's radiation field at the Earth's surface which may be related to climate changes.

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Link: GET DATA

Description: The Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN). Link to this site to view
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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: The GOSIC Portal provides convenient, central,one-stop access to data and information identified by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) and their partner programs, such as the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 78.56	S: 78.56	E: 11.57	W: 11.57
Max Altitude: 11 METER

	N: 71.19	S: 71.19	E: -56.57	W: -56.57
Max Altitude: 8 METER

	N: 58.27	S: 58.27	E: 26.47	W: 26.47
Max Altitude: 70 METER

	N: 52.21	S: 52.21	E: 14.12	W: 14.12
Max Altitude: 125 METER

	N: 50.12	S: 50.12	E: -104.17	W: -104.17
Max Altitude: 578 METER

	N: 46.49	S: 46.49	E: 6.56	W: 6.56
Max Altitude: 491 METER

	N: 44.03	S: 44.03	E: 5.02	W: 5.02
Max Altitude: -100 METER

	N: 40.03	S: 40.03	E: -105.59	W: -105.59
Max Altitude: 1577 METER

	N: 36.36	S: 36.36	E: -97.29	W: -97.29
Max Altitude: 317 METER

	N: 36.03	S: 36.03	E: 140.08	W: 140.08
Max Altitude: 25 METER

	N: 32.16	S: 32.16	E: -64.2	W: -64.2
Max Altitude: 8 METER

	N: 8.43	S: 8.43	E: 167.44	W: 167.44
Max Altitude: 10 METER

	N: 8.32	S: 8.32	E: 4.34	W: 4.34
Max Altitude: 350 METER

	N: -23.42	S: -23.42	E: -133.52	W: -133.52
Max Altitude: 547 METER

	N: -27.28	S: -27.28	E: -48.29	W: -48.29
Max Altitude: 11 METER

	N: -69.0	S: -69.0	E: 39.35	W: 39.35
Max Altitude: 18 METER

	N: -70.39	S: -70.39	E: -8.15	W: -8.15
Max Altitude: 42 METER

	N: -90.0	S: -90.0	E: -0.0	W: -0.0
Max Altitude: 2841 METER

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-03-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > ZHONGSHAN STATION

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 5km
Longitude Resolution: 5km
Temporal Resolution: 15s

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > GEOMAGNETIC INDICES

SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC ANOMALIES

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Instrument

ASC > All-Sky Camera

CAMERAS

CCD IMAGER

Ancillary Keywords

ALL-SKY

AURORA

IMAGES

MONOCHROMATIC

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

PRIC > Polar Research Institute of China

Data Center

National Antarctic and Arctic Data Center, China

Data Center URL: http://www.chinare.org.cn/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JIE ZHANG Phone: (703) 993-2400 Email: jzhang7 at gmu.edu Contact Address: 4400 University Drive, MSN 3A4 City: Fairfax Province or State: VA Postal Code: 22030 Country: United States