National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS043
Summary
The radiation data are derived from the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB) hourly data in synoptic format, and provided by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). They contain hourly global horizontal solar irradiance, direct normal solar irradiance, and diffuse horizontal solar irradiance for 17 Solar and Meteorological Surface Observation Network (SAMSON) stations in Alaska from January 1, 1961 through December 31, 1990. The data are distributed with permission from NCDC.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 72°
S: 55°
E: -131°
W: -170°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: T. Ross
Dataset Title: National Solar Radiation Data Base Hourly Solar Data from Alaska, 1961-1990
Dataset Release Date: 1995-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss043.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1961-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Net Radiation
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation
Ancillary Keywords
- Net Radiation
- Sky Radiation
- Solar Radiation
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
ARCSS/ADCC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
Thomas Ross
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 704 271-4994
Fax: 1 704 271-4876
Email: TROSS@NCDC.NOAA.GOV
Email: orders@ncdc.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
- National Climatic Data Center
- Research Customer Service Group
- Federal Building
- 151 Patton Avenue
City: Asheville
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801-5001
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
NSRDB Hourly Solar Data Files
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Solar and Meteorological SAMSON Data at NCDC
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1995-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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