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Measurements of Solar Radiation Intensity And MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW Editor, ALFRED J. HENRY VOL. 58,No. 2 CLOSEDAPRIL 3, 1930 W. B. No. 1008 FEBRUARY, 1930 ISSUEDMAY 2, 1930 MEASUREMENTS OF.SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY AND DETERMINATIONS OF ITS DEPLETION BY THE ATMOSPHERE By HERBERTH. KIMBALL [Weather Bureau, Washington, 1). C., 1;ebruary 26. 19301 This paper is intended as a supplement to one on the TABLE1.-Slations which obtain recorda of the total radiation received on a horizontal surface from the ~uiiand sky same subjects that was published in this REVIEW, ~. - 55: 155-169, April, 1927. It is based principally on Longi- Alti- replies to a circular letter dated December 1, 1027, tude tude Period Instruments addressed to 30 heads of observatories or meteorological - services, and requesting corrections and additions to the (I, t4eftr (1) Liucoln. W5uh Yti 41 w 351 July, 1YlbDecem Callendar. lists of pyrheliometric stations and the pyrheliometric Nebr. ber, 11129. (2) Madison, 43 05 N 8Y 23 w 309 April, 1911-Decem Do. data published in the earlier paper. Wis. ber, 1929. The replies received have resulted in the addition of 11 (3) Chicago, I11 - 41 47 N 8; 35 W 210 September, 1923- Weather Bureau December. 1928. thermoelectric. stations to the list of those measuring and publishing the (5) H ashington, 3Y 56 N 77 05 W 137 November 1914- Callendar. total radiation (direct diffuse) received on a horizontal D. C. October,'lQTZ. + 126 November. 1922- Weather Bureau surface, and of 4 stations that include in this measure- December, 1~29, thermoelectrlc. (6) New ?York. 40 46 N 73 5s w 43 April, 1924-Decem Do. ment direct solar radiation only. N.Z.(Cen- ber, 1929. tral Park Forty stations have been added to the list of those Obsema- measuring and publishing the intensity of direct solar tory.) (11) Davos Platz, 46 48 N 9 49 E L, GOO Jauuary,cember, 1922-De- 1W. Davov pyrhelio- radiation at normal incidence, but of these eight are Switzer- graph. stations in Union of Socialist Soviet Republics whose land. (14) Stockholm, 59 21 N 18 04 E 44 July, 192>June, Kngstram.1 publications are not available to me. Sweden. 1Y2i. (15) S 10 u t z k 59 41 N 30 29 E 40 Jauuary, lQZ@-De- Crova-Sloutzk; I A considerable number of stations previously listed (P3vlovsli, . cember, 19s. Savinoff. have published additional data or summaries. These Union of Socialist include all with station numbers less than 18 in Tables Soviet Re- publics. 1 and 2, apd less than 100 in Tables 6, 7, and 8. (19) La Jolla, 32 50N 17 15 W 26 July, 19% and Weather Bureau Calif. November, 19%- thermoelectric. December, 1929. (19 Pasadena, 3.4 15N 118 17 \V WG 1926-1923- - __ - -. Do. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED Calif. DATA (20) Fresuo,Calif. 36 43 N 1Y 4Y w 26 October.cember, 1923-De- 19%. Moll-Engelhard. 14 25 w 9 300 January, 1927-De- Weather Bureau Idaho. cember. 1~29. thermoelectric. The following corrections should be made in the data (22) Qainesville, 29 39 N $2 21 w 71 October. 1YZWsu- hIoll-Richard. published the REVIEWabove cited: Fia. uary. 1Y30. in f2) Pittsliurgh, 40 26 N YO 02 w 34 1 Uec. 24, 192&J31l. Weather Bureau Pa. 28,1930. thermoelectric. Table 1 : Toronto, period, blank; should be August, 191 1-Septem- (24) hluottas- 46 32N 9 53 E !, 4% July 21-Aug. 2, dngstriim pyra- ber, 1916. Muraigl. uut. 2-14, 192.3, nometer. Jan. %3i, Mar. Table 6: 3-13, 1024. Batavia, altitude should be 15 meters. (25) Zugspitze, 4i 25 N 10 59 E !, 962 August, 1926-July Do. Innsbruck, longitude should be 11' 24' E. Qermany. 1YZi. 20' (26) Theodosia, 45 02 N 35 24 E 15 March,cember. 192GDe- 1828. Crova-Sloutekf La Quiaca, latitude should be 06' S; longitude should be Union of Savinoff. 65" 36' W; altitude should be 3,462 meters. Socialist Mount Czarnohora, Worchta should be Worochta. Soviet Re- Pangerango, latitude should be 6' 45' S; longitude should be ' publics. (27) Kislovodsk, 43 54 N 42 42 E 850 July-Decemher, Do.1 106' 58' E. Union 01 19%. Paris, latitude should be 48" 48' N. 8 o ci a1i s t Sonnblick, longitude should be 12' 57' E. Soviet Re- publics. Ursanova should be Ursynov. (28) Mount El- 43 17N 40 12E 8. 200 Aug. 10-19. 1926 ... Do.1 Zakopane, Austria, should be Poland. brus, Un- ion of So- Table 8: cialist So- Jungfraujoch, Stein, M. Edward, should be Stenr, Edward. viet Re- Paris, Bureau Central Meteorologique de France, 1907-1914, publics. should be 1907-1924. 1 Radiation records BS recorded have bean reduced to the Smithsonian pyrheliometric MBmoires, 1907-1914, should be 1907-1924. scale of 1913 by multiplying by 1.035. 105732-3G-1 43 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/01/21 04:47 AM UTC 44 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW FEBRUARY,1930 TABLE1.-Stations which obtain record8:of the total radiation received TABLE2.-Sources of data given in Tables 3, 4, and 64ontinued. on a horizontal surface from the sun and sky-Continued (23) PITTSBURGH. ~~ I KIMBALL,H. H. 1930. Solar Observations. Mo. Wea. Longi- Alti- Period Instruments Rev. 58: 26. tude tude (24) MUOTTAS-MURAIQL. ___~- -__ DORNO,C. 1927. Grundzuge des Klimas von Muottas- 0, ’ Meters Muraigl. (Oberengadin.) (29) Paris, France 48 48 N 229E 50 1926 _._.-.- - ..._ - Moll thermopile; (25) ZUGSPITZE. (Paw St. Richard register. Maw). (For cloudless LIPP, HERMANN.1928. Beitrage zum Strahlungsklima skies.) der Zugspitze. Deutschen Meteorologischen Jahrbuch (30) Tiflis, Union 41 43 N 44 48 E 421 June-August, 192i A. &1i..l Crova- fur Bayern. of Socialist Sloutzk. Soviet Re- (26) THEODOSIA. KALITIN,N. N. 1927-1929. Bulletin de la Cornmission 68 18 E 476 19261928. - - - -... A. Crova.1 Actinombtriaue permanente de la Observatoir6 G6ophv--- sique Centril, 1‘926-1928. (27) KISLOVODSK. publics. KALITIN, N. N. 1929. Bulletin de la Commission (33) Irkutsk. 52 16N 1W 19E 467 A. 1 Crova-Sloutzk- Union of Linke. Actinombtrique permanente de la Observatoir6 GBophy- Socialist sique Central, 1928, 2-3. Soviet Re- (28) MOUNTELBRUS. publics. KALITIN,N. N. 1928. Solar, Diffused and Terrestrial Radiation According to Observations Effected on 1 Radiation records as recorded have been reduced to the Smithsonian pyrheliometric Mount Elbrus. Jr. Geophysics and Meteorology. scale of 1913 by multiplying by 1.035. 3. No. 3. 195-209. (Reprint.) (29) PARIS. T.4BLE 2.-Sources of data given in Tables S, 4, and 6 BRAZIER,C. E. 1926. Observations et Travaus Acti- (1) LINCOLN. nom6triques effectuis A 1’Observatoire du Parc Saint- KIMBALL,HERBERT, H. 1916-1929. Solar and Sky Maur pendant l’anne 1926. Annales, Iiistitut de Radiation Measurements. Mo. Wea. Rev., 44: 178. Physique du Globe de 1’UniversitB de Paris, VI., 121. Monthly thereafter. (30) TIFLIS. (2) MADISON. Mossidse, Schalva. Aktinometrische Beohachungen am KIMBALL,HERBERT H., and MILLER, ERIC R. 1916. Geophysikalischen Observatorium Georgiens zu Tiflis. The Total Radiation Received on a Horizontal Surface Aktinometrischer Monatsbericht, 1928, No. 1. (Geor- from the Sun and Sky at Madison, Wis. Mo. Wen. gien and Russian text with German abstract.) Rev., 44: 180. (31) TASHKENT. KIMBALL,HERBERT H. 1916-1929. Solar and Sky Radi- KALITIN,N. N. 1926-1928. Bulletin de la Commission ation Measurements. Mo. Wea. Rev., 44: 179. Actinombtrique permanente de l’observatoire GBo- Monthly thereafter. physique Central. (3) CHICAQO. (32) IRKUT~K. KIMBALL, HERBERT H. 1923-1929. Solar and Sky KALITIN, N. N. 1928. Bulletin de la Commission Radiation Measurements. Mo. Wea. Rev., 51: 533. Actinom6triaue permanente de l’Observatoir6 GBo- Monthly thereafter. physique Cehrac (5) WASHINGTON. KIMBALL,HERBERT, H. 1915-1929. The Total Radia- NEW DATA tion Received on a Horizontal Surface at Washington, D. C. Mo. Wea. Rev. 43: 100-111. Monthly there- Vertical component of solar radiation.-Table 3 gives after. (6) NEW YORK. monthly averages of daily totals of solar radiation received KIMBALL,HERBERT H. 1924-1929. Solar and Sky Radi- on a horizontal surface, (1) including both that received ation Measurements. Mo. Wea. Rev., 52: 225. directly from the sun and that received diffusely from the Monthly thereafter. sky; (2) the component received directly from the sun; (11) DAVOS. DORNO,C. 1928. Tagliche und Sakulare Schwenk- and (3) the component received diffusely from the sky. ungen du Sonnenstrahlung im Davos. These daily totals are obtained by means of instruments (14) STOCKHOLM. that make a continuous record of the intensity of the AN~STROM,ANDERS. 1928. Recording Solar Radia- solar radiation that falls upon their receiving surfaces. tion. Meddelanden frhStatens Meteorologisk-Hydro- In most cases the instrument records (l),the intensity grafiska Anstalt. Band 4, No. 3. (15) SLOUTZK. of the total radiation (direct + diffuse). An increasing KALITIN,N. N. Bulletin de la Commission Actinom6- number of stations are now recording continuously the - trique permanente de l’Observatoir6 Gdophysique Cen- intensity of direct solar radiation at normal incidence. tral, 1925-1928. The vertical component of this intensity gives (2), above, Rates of solar energy according to observations effected at the Magnetic-Meteorological Observatory Sloutzk and the difference between (1) and (2) gives (3), the (Pavlovsk). Recu6il de Gbophysik. Tome VT, Fas- intensity of the diffuse solar radiation received on a cule 1. horizontal surface. (18) LA JOLLA. This latter measurement ma.y be made by an instru- RICHARDSON,BURT. 1929. See Solar Observations. Mo. Wea. Rev., 57: 300. Monthly thereafter. ment that will give the total (direct + diffuse) radiation, (15) PASADENA. by interposing a screen between its receiving surface and RICHARDSON,BURT. 1929. See Solar Observations. the sun. It includes radiation received from both clear Mo. Wea. Rev.
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