
CNR1 Net Radiometer
For the CG3 only E = V/C + 5.67 ⋅ 10
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∗ T
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(4.2)
In this equation C is the sensitivity of the sensor. Please bear in mind that T is
in Kelvin, and not in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
4.3 Measuring the CNR1’s Temperature with the Pt-100
The Pt-100 temperature sensor is located in the CNR1 body. It will not
measure the exact temperature of the CG3 unless the whole instrument is in
thermal equilibrium. Errors, however, are minimized in the design by making
solid metal connections between the sensors and the temperature sensor. When
the sun is shining, the largest expected deviation between real sensor
temperature and Pt-100 reading is 2 degrees. This results in a worst-case error
for the CG3 of 10 Watts per square meter.
The Pt-100 will not give a good indication of ambient air temperature; at 1000
Watts per square meter Solar radiation, and no wind, the instrument
temperature will rise approximately 12 degrees above ambient temperature.
The offsets of both pyranometers and pyrgeometers might be larger than 10
Watts per square meter if large temperature gradients are forced on the
instrument (larger than 5 K/hr). This happens, for example, when rain hits the
instrument. The occurrence of this can be detected using the Pt-100 readout. It
can be used as a tool for quality assurance of your data.
The 4WPB100 module is used to interface the Pt-100 to the datalogger, and is
included with the CNR1 sensor purchased from CSI. The 4WPB100
configures the Pt-100 as a 4-wire half bridge circuit that requires one excitation
and two differential channels on the datalogger (Section 5).
4.4 Calculation of the Albedo for Solar Radiation
The albedo is the ratio of incoming and reflected Solar radiation. It is a figure
somewhere between 0 and 1. Typical values are 0.9 for snow, and 0.3 for
grassland. To determine albedo, the measured values of the two CM3s can be
used. The CG3s are not involved, as they do not measure Solar radiation. Do
not use measured values when solar elevation is lower than 10 degrees above
the horizon. Errors in measurement at these elevations are likely and thus
yielding unreliable results. This is due to deviations in the directional response
of the CM3s.
Albedo = (E lower CM3) / (E upper CM3) (4.3)
In the above formula, E is calculated according to Equation 4.1.
Albedo will always be smaller than 1. Checking this can be used as a tool for
quality assurance of your data. If you know the approximate albedo at your
site, the calculation of albedo can also serve as a tool for quality control of your
measured data at this specific site.
4.5 Calculation of the Net Solar Radiation (Net Short-Wave)
Net Solar radiation is equal to the incoming solar radiation minus the reflected
solar radiation.
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