SOLMET Hourly Solar Radiation and Meteorological Surface Observations (DSI-9724)
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gov.noaa.ncdc.C00047
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Summary
Abstract:
SOLMET Hourly Solar Radiation and Meteorological Surface Observations is historical data set DSI-9724 archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). SOLMET was designed to provide the solar energy users with easy access to all appropriate historical meteorological data. The major parameters which make up this file are solar time, local standard time, extra terrestrial radiation, direct ... radiation, diffuse radiation, net radiation, global radiation on a tilted surface, global radiation on a horizontal surface- (observed data), (engineering corrected data), (standard year corrected data), additional radiation measurements, minutes of sunshine, sky conditions, visibility, weather, pressure, temperature, wind, clouds, and snow cover indicator. The salient features of SOLMET are that it: 1. Merged all available insulation and meteorological data into a single source. 2. Presented all data in the International System of Units (SI). 3. Provided time information so users could access the information in true solar and/or standard time. The time of the meteorological observation is also indicated so that the user would be aware of the meteorological observation that has been selected that is closest to the time of the solar observation; i.e., selected to be the observation nearest to the midpoint of the solar hour. Provision has also been made to handle data that are recorded in local standard time for conversion to solar time. 4. Allowed for additional solar radiation parameters (such as direct and tilted, normal incidence, diffuse, net) that was allowed to be available from stations in the future. Allowance was also made in supplemental fields for additional measurements; i.e., ultraviolet, spectral, etc. 5. Converted all historical solar radiation data (including the extraterrestrial radiation field) to the same international scale based on the same solar constant. 6. Eliminated undesirable format features that were inherent in the past data sources such as over punches, blanks, etc. 7. Coded missing observations and those observations that were estimated via models (e.g., sunshine and cloud regression models). 8. Provided global solar radiation data as they were originally observed and provided the user with data corrected for all known scale, instrument, and calibration problems in addition to a data set corrected via a model. 
Purpose:
To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 72.0
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S: 15.0
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E: -60.0
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W: 170.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title:
SOLMET Hourly Solar Radiation and Meteorological Surface Observations (DSI-9724)
Dataset Release Date:
Unknown
Data Presentation Form:
tabular digital data
Online Resource:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1951-12-01
Stop Date:
1976-12-31
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution:
Hourly
Temporal Resolution Range:
Hourly - < Daily
Quality
Accuracy of the measurements varied. Most pole measurements were accurate to within 1 - 8 cm in horizontal, and 2 - 20 cm vertical. A few measurements had lower accuracy (>0.5 meter error) due to interference from field radar measurement or ionospheric disturbance. In these cases, the vector in the JPG images is indicated in yellow. Topography surveys were generally accurate (repeatable) to ~15 cm vertical.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL:
http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID:
NSIDC-0141
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Name:
NSIDC
USER SERVICES
Phone:
+1 (303) 492-6199
Fax:
+1 (303) 492-2468
Email:
nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0449
Country:
USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
114 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
ARC/INFO (400 meter resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
1410 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
binary (200 meter resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
25 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
ARC/INFO (1 kilometer resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
2649 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
ASCII text file (400 meter resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
330 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
ARC/INFO (200 meter resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
352 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
binary (400 meter resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
424 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
ASCII text file (1 kilometer resolution)
Distribution Media:
ftp
Distribution Size:
56 MB uncompressed
Distribution Format:
binary (1 kilometer resolution)
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
City:
College Station
Province or State:
TX
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
614-292-7973
Fax:
614-292-4697
Email:
jezek at iceberg.mps.ohio-state.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Geological Sciences and Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
City:
Columbus
Province or State:
OH
Postal Code:
43210
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
The Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
City:
Columbus
Province or State:
OH
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
The Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
City:
Columbus
Province or State:
OH
Country:
USA
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
+1 (303) 492-6199
Fax:
+1 (303) 492-2468
Email:
nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80309-0449
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Bliss, N.B., L.M. Olsen. 1996. Development of a 30-arc-second digital elevation model of South America. Paper presented at Pecora Thirteen Human Interactions with the Environment - Perspective from Space, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 20-22. Brenner, A.C., R.A. Bindschadler, R.H. Thomas, H.J. Zwally. 1983. Slope-induced errors in radar altimetry over continental ice sheets. Journal of ... Geophysical Research 88:1617-1623.
Davis C.H., H.J. Zwally. 1993. Geographic and seasonal variations in the surface properties of the ice sheets by satellite radar altimetry. Journal of Glaciology 39:687-697. ESRI. 1991. ARC/INFO User's Guide: Cell-based modeling with GRID. ESRI Inc.
Gesch, D.B., K.S. Larson. 1996. Techniques for development of global 1-kilometer digital elevation models. Paper presented at Pecora Thirteen Human Interactions with the Environment - Perspective from Space, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 20-22.
Hutchinson, M.F. 1989. A new procedure for gridding elevation and stream line data with automatic removal of spurious pits. Journal of Hydrology 106:211-232.
Hutchinson, M.F. 1988. Calculation of hydrologically sound digital elevation models. In Proceedings of Third International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling: 117-133. Sydney, Australia.
Jezek, K.C., H. Liu, Z. Zhao, B. Li. Improving a digital elevation model of Antarctica using radar remote sensing data and GIS techniques. Polar Geography 23: 185-200.
Liu, H., K. Jezek, B. Li. 1999. Development of an Antarctic digital elevation model by integrating cartographic and remotely sensed data: A geographic information system based approach. Journal of Geophysical Research 104: 23,199-23,213.
Liu, H. 1999. Development of an Antarctic digital elevation model. Byrd Polar Research Center Report No. 19, 157 pp.
Zwally, H.J., R.A. Bindschadler, A.C. Brenner, T.V. Martin, R.H. Thomas. 1983. Surface elevation contours of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research 88(C3):1589-1596.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
1999-09-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-14
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