GCE Dataset Summary

Accession:

SUN60

Theme:

Data Set Title:

Hourly average solar radiation observations from Parque Natural Metropolitano (PNM) Canopy Access Crane weather station, from Jan 1996 to Apr 3, 2002

Originator:

Steven Paton

Study Type:

Monitoring

Study Period:

Jan 24, 1996 to June 01, 2004 - planned to continue indefinitely

Abstract:

Hourly average meteorological observations records from PNM by STRI as part of the T-ESP and Canopy Crane Access Project.

Data are recorded using electronic sensors at the PNM crane.

Data are archived here.

Locations:

STRI -- Parque Natural Metropolitano Canopy Crane, Republic of Panama, (8°56'N, 79°33'W)

Data Columns:

Column	Name	Units	Type
1	Date	dd/mm/yyyy	date
2	Hour	hhhh	integer
3	Rad_av1	m mol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
4	Rad_av2	mmol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
5	Rad_max1	mmol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
6	Max_hr1	hhhh	integer
7	Rad_max2	mmol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
8	Max_hr2	hhhh	integer
9	Rad_min1	mmol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
10	Min_hr1	hhhh	integer
11	Rad_min2	mmol m^-2 s^-1	floating-point
12	Min_hr2	hhhh	integer
13	Rad_tot	mol m^-2	floating-point

Table Size:

66918 records

Review Status:

reviewed by ESP

Public Release:

Mar 25, 2002

Public File Downloads:

pnm_par_60.zip (Hourly average PAR from PNM)

T-ESP Data Set Summary