IPC-XI

Tutorial Pyrgeometer
Julian Grbner
Contents

Pyrgeometer energy balance

Equations for retrieving longwave irradiance

Shaded versus unshaded pyrgeometers

Pyrgeometer setup
Pyrgeometer energy balance
Kipp&Zonen CG4

Eppley PIR

5m 20m 40m
Pyrgeometer energy balance

Kipp&Zonen CG4

Typical values:
Net outgoing radiation ~ 100 Wm-2
Eppley PIR PIR Dome (T=1K) ~18 Wm-2
Pyrgeometer equations

Several choices for the radiometric model of a pyrgeometer:

U
Simple Albrecht formula E= + TBODY
4
K (TDOME
4
TBODY
4
)
C
Extended Albrecht U
E = (1 + k1TBODY
3
) + k 2TBODY
4
k3 (TDOME
4
TBODY
4
)
(PMOD) C

NREL formula E = K 0 + K1U + K 2TRECEIVER

4
K 3 (TDOME
4
TRECEIVER
4
)

Fit parameters
Calibration residuals versus WISG
Calibration residuals versus WISG
results from 50 Instruments
Shaded versus unshaded Pyrgeometers
Shaded pyrgeometers
Unshaded pyrgeometers
1 Dome YSI

NIGHT
Unshaded pyrgeometers
NIGHT and DAY

NIGHT
Unshaded pyrgeometers
1 Dome YSI

Proxy: direct solar irradiance

Unshaded pyrgeometers
1 Dome YSI

Proxy: direct solar irradiance

Proxy: Dome-body temperature
Unshaded pyrgeometers PIR
Dome proxy

Direct irr proxy

Unshaded pyrgeometers PIR 3 Th.
Dome proxy

Direct irr proxy

R=0.81

Effect is 6 W/m2 per 1kW

for this particular pyrgeometer R=0.91

26955 3 dome
Unshaded pyrgeometers CG4

Effect is 5.5 W/m2 per 1kW

for this particular pyrgeometer

cg4
Summary unshaded pyrgeometers
Instrument Offset per 1000 Wm-2 Instrument Offset per 1000 Wm-2
Direct irradiance Direct irradiance
PIR 3 Dome Thermistor 7.0 CG4 2.6

PIR 3 Dome Th. 6.2 CG4 5.4

PIR 3 Dome Th. 6.8 CG4 3.1

PIR 3 Dome Th. 7.4 CG4 -1

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.2 CG4 5.3

PIR 1 Dome Th. 15.3 CG4 5.5

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.5 CG1 13.4

PIR 1 Dome Th. 4.0

PIR 1 Dome Th. 8.5

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.4

PIR 1 Dome Th. 4.6

Summary unshaded pyrgeometers
Instrument Offset per 1000 Wm-2 Instrument Offset per 1000 Wm-2
Direct irradiance Direct irradiance
PIR 3 Dome Thermistor 7.0 CG4 2.6

PIR 3 Dome Th. 6.2 CG4 5.4

PIR 3 Dome Th. 6.8 CG4 3.1

PIR 3 Dome Th. 7.4 CG4 -1

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.2 CG4 5.3

PIR 1 Dome Th. 15.3 CG4 5.5

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.5 CG1 13.4

PIR 1 Dome Th. 4.0

PIR 1 Dome Th. 8.5

PIR 1 Dome Th. 11.4

PIR 1 Dome Th. 4.6

Is there shortwave leakage in the solar blind filters?