MIDC News
Year of 2020
September 29, 2020
- 16:39 MST: The SRRL BMS Upwelling Quantum LI-190 sensor was calibrated today. New factor was entered in logger at 16:37 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:15 MST: Legacy meta-data for SRRL BMS (8 Vertical Radiometers only) has been imported into the AIM database. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:15 MST: Legacy meta-data for SolarTAC (Global, Direct, and Diffuse only) was imported into the AIM database on 8/25/2020. -Afshin Andreas
- 09:50 MST: The SRRL BMS Global 90 PSP and LI-200 Sensors were replaced with sensors calibrated in BORCAL 2020-03 between approx. 9:00 and 9:16 MST today. Logger was updated with new factors at 9:07 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:36 MST: August 2020 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:24 MST: The NI LabWindows/CVI Runtime engine was upgraded from 2010 to 2019 (used for graphical displays). As of 14:19 MST today, the SRRL BMS Display was updated to include the last time a moisture event was detected from the NovaLynx Moisture Detector that was installed at SRRL on 12/1/2017. -Afshin Andreas
- 07:58 MST: Due to the wildfire smoke in Golden, CO; the SolarSG software for the SRRL SolarSIM-D2+ has been upgraded from v3.1 to v4.3 as of as of 07:23:20 MST today. The new version corrects errors in the generated spectral curves and broadband values during the smoke period. It also includes 5 additional AOD values in the broadband data set. -Afshin Andreas
- 09:27 MST: Legacy meta-data for Humboldt State University (SoRMS) has been imported into the AIM database. -Afshin Andreas
- 09:14 MST: Legacy meta-data for Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) has been imported into the AIM database. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:04 MST: Legacy meta-data for University of Arizona (OASIS) has been imported into the AIM database. -Afshin Andreas
- 10:54 MST: The SRRL BMS Photos page has been updated to reflect changes in BMS v15. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:37 MST: July 2020 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 07:42 MST: All SRRL BMS Direct Normal UV Radiometers were calibrated on 7/31/2020. New factors were entered into logger today @ 7:39 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 06:39 MST: The network infrastructure at NREL/SRRL will be upgraded on August 2 from 7:30 am - 12:00 pm MDT. During that time, data will not update for any MIDC station. Also the internal MIDC web site will be inaccessible (the public MIDC web site can still be used). -Afshin Andreas
- 14:51 MST: The following SRRL BMS Global Horizontal radiometers were calibrated on 7/10/2020: RG780 PSP, PAR PQS-1, PAR LI-190 and Photometric LI-210. Calibration factors were updated in data logger today @ 14:47 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:42 MST: April through June 2020 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:58 MST: The SRRL BMS 1-Axis LI-200R was swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL SW 2020-04 between 14:16 to 14:50 MST today (the signal cable also had to be replaced). Logger was updated at 14:28 MST today with new factor. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:11 MST: The SRRL BMS 1-Axis CMP22 and SPLite2 were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL SW 2020-04 between 14:55 to 14:58 MST today. Logger was updated at 14:58 MST today with new factors. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:51 MST: The SolarTAC CH1 and 8-48 were swapped out with calibrated instruments between 10:57 and 12:36 MST today. Factors were updated in logger at 12:00 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:18 MST: All SRRL BMS Global Horiz/40-South UV Radiometers were calibrated on 7/10/2020. New factors were entered into logger today @ 13:11 MST (13:10 MST for 40-South). -Afshin Andreas
- 12:42 MST: The SRRL BMS Global 40-South CUV4 was removed from service between 11:11 and 12:23 MST today so that it could be calibrated (we do not have a calibration spare). -Afshin Andreas
- 13:04 MST: The SRRL BMS Pressure sensor was swapped out with a sensor calibrated by the NREL Metrology Lab at 13:00 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 15:20 MST: The SRRL BMS Diffuse CM22 #2 was swapped out on June 18 at 7:02 to 7:11 MST with an instrument calibrated in BORCAL 2020-03. Irradiance data for this instruments was automatically replaced with data from the Diffuse CM22 #1 during the time of swap. Logger program was updated with new factor on June 18 at 7:11 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 12:21 MST: All SRRL BMS Global Normal Radiometers were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL SW 2020-03 between 12:10 to 12:15 today, this includes: CMP22, SPLite2, and LI-200R. Logger was updated at 12:14 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:51 MST: The SRRL BMS Direct Normal PAR LI-190 and Direct Normal RG780 NIP were calibrated on May 22. Calibration factors were updated in data logger today @ 11:48 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:04 MST: The SRRL BMS Direct Normal PGS-100 Spectroradiometer was calibrated on May 22. Calibration File was updated in data logger today @ 13:00 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:56 MST: All SRRL BMS Global Horizontal and Direct Normal Shortwave Radiometers were calibrated in BORCAL SW 2020-02 (via signal patching), this includes: CMP22 (vent), CMP22 #1, CMP22 #2, CMP11, CM6b, CM3, SR25, MS-80, MS-802, MS-410, MS-602, SPP, PSP, GPP, SP-510, TSP-700, SP-Lite2, ML-01, LI-200R, LI-200, SP-110; CHP1 #1, CHP1 #2, sNIP, NIP, DR02, MS-57, LI-201. Logger was updated with new calibration factors (Z@45) at 13:03 MST today (13:07 MST for CFvsZ for PSP). -Afshin Andreas
- 15:47 MST: The SRRL BMS Upwelling CMP11 was swapped out with an instrument calibrated in BORCAL 2020-02 between 15:30 to 15:32 MST today. Calibration factor was updated in logger at 15:33 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:51 MST: The SRRL BMS Upwelling CM3 and Upwelling LI200 were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL 2020-02 between 13:19 to 13:21 MST today. Calibration factor was updated in logger at 13:20 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 10:51 MST: The following SRRL BMS 40-South instruments were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL 2020-02: CMP22, SPLite2, LI200R between approx. 10:30 and 10:40 MST today. Logger program was updated with new factors at 10:38 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:25 MST: The SRRL BMS Diffuse 8-48 (Shadowband) and Diffuse SPP were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL 2020-02 between 12:17 to 12:18 MST today. Calibration factor was updated in logger at 12:19 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:21 MST: The following SRRL BMS Diffuse instruments were swapped out with instruments calibrated in BORCAL 2020-02: CM22 #1, SR25, SPP, 8-48 between 11:37 and 11:58 MST today. Irradiance data for these 3 instruments was automatically replaced with data from the Diffuse CM22 #2 during this time frame. Logger program was updated with new factors at 11:58 MST. -Afshin Andreas
- 14:51 MST: The Flatirons M2 Global PSP was swapped out with a calibrated radiometer at 12:08 MST today. Calibration factor was updated in logger program at 12:37 MST today. -Afshin Andreas
- 13:44 MST: January through March 2020 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 10:31 MST: The new SRRL BMS Global 40-South SP-Lite2 was installed @ 10:30 MST today (part of v15 upgrade mentioned on March 31). -Afshin Andreas
- 14:46 MST: The SRRL BMS Global 40-South LI-200 was replaced with a LI-200R @ 14:33 MST today (part of v15 upgrade mentioned on March 31). -Afshin Andreas
- 10:19 MST: The SRRL EKO ASI-16 Camera has been having problems since April 1. Real Time images and/or historical images/data may update sporadically or not at all -Afshin Andreas
- 10:30 MST: Changes for BMS v15 that occurred on March 27, include:
- Add fourth BMS data logger (CR3000) located at south patio to accommodate new 2-axis (Global Normal) and 1-axis EKO tracker measurement locations
- Move Global Normal CMP22 and LI-200R from LI-2020 tracker on radiometer tower to 2-axis EKO tracker
- Add new Global Normal SPLite2 on 2-axis EKO tracker
- Add new 1-axis CMP22, SpLite2, and LI-200R on 1-axis EKO tracker
- Add new Diffuse SPP (ventilated)
- Replace Global 40-South CMP11 with CMP22
- Replace Global 40-South LI-200 with LI-200R (will be replaced in April)
- Add new Global 40-South SPLite2 (will be installed in April)
- Add fourth BMS data logger (CR3000) located at south patio to accommodate new 2-axis (Global Normal) and 1-axis EKO tracker measurement locations
- 16:05 MST: SRRL BMS was upgraded to v15 at 10:55 MST today, this required a data format change since 1-Jan-2020. Further details regarding upgrade will be provided next week.
-Afshin Andreas
- 15:24 MST: December 2019 Monthly Data Sets & Reports/Plots for SRRL BMS have been generated. -Afshin Andreas
- 11:00 MST: A new 2-axis (global normal) WISER Spectroradiometer System (MS-711/712) was installed at SRRL today @ 9:23 MST. The solar tracker is located 10-15 ft south of the 1-axis tracker (for the 1-axis WISER). -Afshin Andreas
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