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Document location: http://www.arm.gov/publications/tech_reports/handbooks/rss/

Last Revision Date: July 07, 2007

Created by: P. Kiedron peter.kiedron@noaa.gov

MANUALS

FILE NAME	CONTENT
AutomatedRadCalib_Feb2007.pdf	Automated radiometric calibration of RSS105
AutomatedRadCalibSupplementFiles.tgz or AutomatedRadCalibSupplementFiles.zip	Files to be used with AutomatedRadCalib_Feb2007.pdf
InstructionLiCorLampChange.pdf	Description of lamp change in LiCor calibrator
InstructionLicorOrielRSS.pdf	Instructions for Using Li-Cor and Oriel Spectral Calibrator with RSS
InstructionPortCalRSS.pdf	Instructions for Using Portable Calibrator with RSS
RSS105SignalNoise_Oct04_1pk.pdf	RSS algebra and noise
RSSAlogithmsDiagram.pdf	Diagrams of algorithms used in RSS data processing
Rss1024Manual.pdf	RSS/UVRSS-1024 Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer Installation and User Guide Version 2.1 (YES, Inc.)
UserInfo(21).pdf	USING the RSS, low-level firmware command info UPDATED 06-06-2001 By L. Harrison, ASRC, SUNY at Albany
rss105CosCor_Aug04pk.pdf	Cosine correction in rss105

PRESENTATIONS

FILE NAME	CONTENT
RSSkied_AerosolsWGBoulder2005.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS: stability, calibration, Langley correction, aerosols OD”, Aerosols Working Group, Boulder, CO, 2005
RSSkied_IRF_WGAnnapolis2005.pdf	P. Kiedron, “On RSS status”, IRF Working Group, Annapolis, MD, 2005
RSSkied_AerosolsWGMonterey2007.pdf	Peter Kiedron, Connor Flynn, Richard Ferrare, Brent Holben, Joseph Michalsky, Beat Schmid and James Slusser, “Comparison of aerosol optical depth from passive and active measurements during the 2005 Aerosol Lidar Validation Experiment (ALIVE) at SGP”, Aerosols Working Group at ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007
RSSkied_IRF_WGSantaBarbara2004.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer” , IRF Working Group, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004
RSSkied_InstrMentrWGBillings2005.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS Mentor Presentation”, Instrument Mentor Working Group, Billings, OK, 2005
RSSkied_SWQME_Monterey2007.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Brief guide to RSS for SW QME“ SW QME Group at ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007
RSSkied_STM_IRFWGDaytonaBeach2005.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS history and current status”, IRF Working Group, Daytona Beach, FL, 2005
RSSkied_IRF_WGWashDC2006.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Ozone daily variation at Table Mt., Boulder, CO and at SGP, OK, June 2003-July 2006 “
RSSkied_IRF_WGWashDC2006_1.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS Status…, AOD’s for ALIVE 2005, Stability Issue”
RSSGueymard_IRF_WG WashDC2006.pdf	Chris A. Gueymard, “Broadband vs Spectral Radiative Closure: Synergy Between RSS Measurements and Modeling“
RSSkied_AerosolsWGSanFrancisco2006.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Comparison of Aerosol Optical Depth During ALIVE 2005“

PUBLICATIONS

FILE NAME	CONTENT
ASES2006_Gueymard.pdf	C. A. Gueymard, “Prediction and Validation of Cloudless Shortwave Irradiance for Horizontal, Tilted, or Tracking Receivers”, Solar 2006 Conference, American Solar Energy Society, Denver, CO (July 2006)
ApplOpt1999_Kiedron.pdf	Piotr W. Kiedron, Joseph J. Michalsky, Jerry L. Berndt, and Lee C. Harrison, “Comparison of spectral irradiance standards used to calibrate shortwave radiometers and spectroradiometers”, Appl.Opt. 38, pp.2432-2439, 1999
GRL1999_Harrison.pdf	Lee Harrison, Mark Beauharnois, Jerry Berndt, Peter Kiedron, Joseph Michalsky, Qilong Min, “The Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer (RSS) at SGP”, J. Geophys. Res. 108: 4424, 2003.
GRL1999_Michalsky.pdf	J. Michalsky, M. Beauharnois, J. Berndt, L. Harrison, P. Kiedron, and Q. Min, “O2-O2 absorption band identi cation based on optical depth spectra of the visible and near-infrared”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 26, 1581-1584, 1999
GRL1999_Min.pdf	Qilong Min and Lee Harrison, “Joint statistics of photon pathlength and cloud optical depth”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 26, 1425-1428, 1999
GRL1999_Schmid.pdf	B. Schmid, J. Michalsky, R. Halthore, M. Beauharnois, L. Harrison, J. Livingston, P. Russell, B. Holben, T. Eck, A. Smirnov, “Comparison of Aerosol Optical Depth from Four Solar Radiometers During the Fall 1997 ARM Intensive Observation Period”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 26, 2725-2728, 1999
GRL2000_Mlawer.pdf	Mlaver , E.J., S.A. Clough, Brown, P.D., L. Harrison, J. Michalsky, P. Kiedron, and T.R. Shippert,Comparison of Spectral Direct and Diffuse Solar Irradiance Measurements and Calculations for Cloud-Free Conditions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 2653-2656, 2000
GRL2003_Kiedron.pdf	Kiedron, P., Berndt, J. Michalsky, J.Harrison, L., Column water vapor from diffuse irradiance, Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 30, No. 11, 1565, 2003
JGR2001_Kiedron.pdf	Kiedron, P., J. Michalsky, B. Schmid, D. Slater, J. Berndt, L. Harrison, P. Racette, E. Westwater and Y. Han, A Robust Retrieval of Water Vapor Column in Dry Arctic Conditions Using the Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer, , J. Geophys. Res. 106, 24,007-24,016,2001
JGR2001_Michalsky.pdf	Michalsky, J.J., Q. Min, P.W. Kiedron, D.W. Slater, and J.C. Barnard, A Differential Technique to Retrieve Column Water Vapor Using Sun Radiometry, J. Geophys. Res., 106, D15, 17,433-17,442. 2001
JGR2001_Min.pdf	Qilong Min, Lee C. Harrison, Eugene E. Clothiaux, “Joint statistics of photon path length and cloud optical depth: Case studies”, J. Geophys. Res, 106, 7375-7385, 2001
JGR2003_Min.pdf	Qilong Min and Eugene E. Clothiaux, “Photon path length distributions inferred from rotating shadowband spectrometer measurements at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurements Program Southern Great Plains site”, J. Geophys. Res, 108, NO. D15, 4465, doi:10.1029/2002JD002963, 2003
JGR2005_Gianelli.pdf	S. M. Gianelli, B. E. Carlson and A. A. Lacis, “Aerosol retrievals using rotating shadowband spectroradiometer data”, J. Geophys. Res, 110, D05203, doi:10.1029/2004JD005329, 2005
SolEnergy2007_Gueymard.pdf	C. A. Gueymard, “Prediction and validation of cloudless shortwave solar spectra incident on horizontal, tilted, or tracking surfaces,” Solar Energy, 2007.
SPIE02_4815_13_kiedron.pdf	Kiedron, P.W., L. Harrison, J.J. Michalsky, Jr., J. Schlemmer, and J.L. Berndt, “Data and Signal Processing of Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer (RSS) Data”, Proc. SPIE 4815, pp.51-57, 2002

REPORTS

FILE NAME	CONTENT
ETSpectraComparison_Feb1306.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Comparison of several extraterrestrial irradiances”, February 13, 2006
LicorLampsExperiment041207.pdf	On April 12, 2007 two new LiCor lamps were compared with previous lamp and the Portable Calibrator
RSSDataSGPtillMay2003.pdf	Data availability from RSS102 and RSS103 prototypes
RssPredeploy2003.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS Acceptance Tests and Pre-deployment Characterization”, November 17, 2003
RssSGP1st6months2003.pdf	P. Kiedron, “RSS Performance Evaluation During First Six Months Since Its Deployment”, November 17, 2003
rss&mfrsr_Dir2DifRatio.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Comparison of direct to diffuse ratio from RSS and MFRSR”, December 13, 2005

SCIENCE TEAM MEETINGS

FILE NAME	CONTENT
RSS_ARM2000Kiedron.pdf	P. Kiedron, J. Berndt, J. Michalsky, Q. Min, D. Slater, “Robust retrieval of water vapor at NSA using rotating shadowband spectroradiometer (RSS)”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2000 (poster)
RSS_ARM2001Harrison.pdf	L. Harrison, J. Berndt, P. Kiedron, J. Michalsky, Q. Min, J. Schlemmer, “The Solar Spectrum 360 to 1050 nm from Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer (RSS) at the Southern Great Plains Site” , ARM Science Team Meeting, 2001 (poster)
RSS_ARM2001Kiedron1.pdf	P. Kiedron, K. Berndt, L. Harrison, J. Michalsky, Q. Min, “Column Water Vapor From Diffuse Irradiance”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2001 (poster)
RSS_ARM2001Kiedron2.pdf	P. Kiedron, “Spectral irradiance per interval of equal solar flux: convenient spectral grid for atmospheric radiation measurement and modeling” ARM Science Team Meeting, 2001 (poster)
RSS_ARM2001Mlawer.pdf	E. J. Mlawer, J. S. Delamere, C. J. Scott, and S. A. Clough , L. C. Harrison, J. J. Michalsky, and P. W. Kiedron , H. W. Barker, T. R. Shippert, “Comparison Between RSS Measurements and LBLRTM/CHARTS Calculations for Clear and Cloudy Conditions”, ARM Science Team Meeting 2001, (proceedings)
RSS_ARM2003Kiedron.pdf	P. Kiedron, J. Berndt, E. Yager, J. Schlemmer, L. Harrison, and J. Michalsky, “Acceptance testing and characterization of the VIS-RSS slated for permanent deployment at the SGP site”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2003 (poster)
RSS_ARM2005Kiedron.pdf	P. Kiedron, and J. Schlemmer, “Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer (RSS) at SGP: Performance Data Processing and Value Added Products”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2005 (poster)
RSS_ARM2006Kiedron.pdf	Peter Kiedron, and Jim Schlemmer, “Spectrally resolved shortwave flux at ARM: History and the present status of RSS”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2006 (poster)
RSS_ARM2007Gianelli.pdf	Scott M. Gianelli, Andrew A. Lacis , and Barbara E. Carlson “Analysis of Bimodal Aerosol Size Distributions at SGP Using RSS 105 and AERONET CIMEL Data”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007 (poster)
RSS_ARM2007Gianelli1.pdf	Scott M. Gianelli, Andrew A. Lacis , and Barbara E. Carlson “Analysis of Bimodal Aerosol Size Distributions at SGP Using RSS 105 and AERONET CIMEL Data”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007 (plenary session presentation)
RSS_ARM2007kiedron.pdf	Peter Kiedron, Connor Flynn, Richard Ferrare, Brent Holben, Joseph Michalsky, Beat Schmid and James Slusser, “Comparison of aerosol optical depth from passive and active measurements during the 2005 Aerosol Lidar Validation Experiment (ALIVE) at SGP”, ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007 (poster)