A new accurate low-cost instrument for fast synchronized spatial measurements of light spectra

Heusinkveld, Bert G.; Mol, Wouter B.; van Heerwaarden, Chiel C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3767-2023

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3767-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3767-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

Research article

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14 Aug 2023

Research article |

| 14 Aug 2023

A new accurate low-cost instrument for fast synchronized spatial measurements of light spectra

Bert G. Heusinkveld, Wouter B. Mol, and Chiel C. van Heerwaarden

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3767-2023-supplement

Data sets

Radiometer grid at Falkenberg and surroundings, downwelling shortwave radiation Wouter Mol and Bert Heusinkveld https://doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.10273

Radiometer network dataset of 10 Hz spectral irradiance and derived variables (LIAISE campaign) Wouter Mol, Bert Heusinkveld, and Chiel van Heerwaarden https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7986467

FROST spectral measurements (Version V1) Bert G. Heusinkveld https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8197128

Model code and software

FROST (Version 3) Bert Heusinkveld https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6945812

Short summary

This paper presents a new instrument for fast measurements of solar irradiance in 18 wavebands (400–950 nm): GPS perfectly synchronizes 10 Hz measurement speed to universal time, low-cost (< EUR 200) complete standalone solution for realizing dense measurement grids to study cloud-shading dynamics, 940 nm waveband reveals atmospheric moisture column information, 11 wavebands to study photosynthetic active radiation and light interaction with vegetation, and good reflection spectra performance.