GCE Dataset Summary

Accession:

SUN

Theme:

Meteorology

Data Set Title:

15-min PAR average solar radiation observations from Barro Colorado Island

Originator:

Steven Paton

Study Type:

Monitoring

Study Period:

Mar 3, 1983 to June 01, 2004 - planned to continue indefinitely

Abstract:

Hourly average / total / maximum solar radiation records from Barro Colorado Island by STRI as part of the T-ESP.

Data were recorded using LiCor PAR and LiCor Pyranometer sensors the 42m level of the Lutz Tower (SITE='42M'). Beginning on May 27, 2002 the sensors were moved to the new top if the Lutz tower at 48m (SITE='42M')

Data are archived here.

Locations:

STRI -- BCI, Republic of Panama

48M

Lutz Tower, 40m level, electronic

Northing 626621, Easting 1012332

Data Columns:

Column	Name	Units	Type
1	Site		text
2	Date	dd/mm/yyyy	date
3	Hour	hhhh	integer
4	Rad_avg_w	Avg solar radiation (watts m^-2)	floating
5	Rad_tot_kj	Avg solar radiation (KJ m^-2)	floating
6	Rad_max_w	Max solar radiation (watts m^-2s^-1)	floating
7	Rad_min_w	Min solar radiation (watts m^-2s^-1)	floating
8	Rad_tot_m	Total PAR (moles m²)	floating
9	Rad_max_m	Max PAR (moles m^-2s^-1)	floating
10	Rad_min_m	Min PAR (moles m^-2s^-1)	floating

Table Size:

294900 records

Review Status:

reviewed by ESP

Publications:

Windsor 1990

Public Release:

Mar 25, 2002

Public File Downloads:

bci_par_15.zip (15-min PAR, comma-delimited ASCII text)
bci_mj_15.zip (15-min Pyranometer, comma-delimited ASCII text)
bci_sun_day.zip (Daily total PAR and Pyranometer, comma-delimited ASCII text)

ESP Data Set Summary