CERES/ARM Validation Experiment (CAVE)

Each "Surface Site" is defined as a location on the globe where we have accessed 'reliable' observations of radiation at the Earth's surface. A number of different groups work diligently taking these measurements, many under very demanding conditions. Each site is identified using a unique 3 letter designation listed in the table below. This 3 letter identifier is used as a naming convention for both both surface and satellite files.

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3 Letter Identifier Geographic Name Latitude Longitude Elevation(m) Data Source Time Span Data base path/file prefix FPK Fort Peck, MT 48.31 254.90 634 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_FPK_ PSU Penn State, PA 40.72 282.07 376 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_PSU_ BON Bondville, IL 40.05 271.63 213 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_BON_ TBL Table Mountain, CO 40.13 254.76 1689 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_TBL_ DRA Desert Rock, NV 36.63 243.98 1007 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_DRA_ GWN Goodwin Creek, MS 34.25 270.13 98 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_GWN_ SXF Sioux Falls, SD 43.73 263.38 473 GMD-SURFRAD(NOAA) 1998-2008 SURFRAD/surfrad_SXF_ E01 Larned, KS 38.20 260.68 632 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E01_ E02 Hillsboro(BF1), KS 38.31 262.70 450 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E02_ E03 LeRoy, KS 38.20 264.40 338 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E03_ E04 Plevna, KS 37.95 261.67 513 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E04_ E05 Halstead, KS 38.11 262.49 440 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E05_ E06 Towanda, KS 37.84 262.98 409 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E06_ E07 Elk Falls, KS 37.38 263.82 283 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E07_ E08 Coldwater, KS 37.33 260.69 664 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E08_ E09 Ashton, KS 37.13 262.73 386 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E09_ E10 Tyro, KS 37.07 264.21 248 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E10_ E11 Byron, OK 36.88 261.72 360 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E11_ E12 Pawhuska, OK 36.84 263.57 331 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E12_ E13 Lamont, OK 36.61 262.52 318 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E13_ E15 Ringwood, OK 36.43 261.72 418 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E15_ E16 Vici(BF4), OK 36.07 260.80 622 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E16_ E18 Morris(BF5), OK 35.69 264.11 217 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E18_ E20 Meeker, OK 35.56 263.01 244 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E20_ E22 Cordell, OK 35.35 261.02 465 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E22_ E24 Cyril, OK 34.88 261.80 409 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_E24_ C01 Central Facility 36.61 262.52 318 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_C01_ BEF Best Est. Flux CF 36.61 262.52 318 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_BEF_ MAN Manus (TWP1) -2.06 147.43 0 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_MAN_ NAU Nauru (TWP2) -0.52 166.92 0 ARM (DOE) 1998-2008 ARM/arm_NAU_ BER Bermuda CMDL 32.30 295.23 60 GMD (NOAA) 1998-2007 GMD/gmd_BER_ KWA Kwajelein CMDL 8.76 167.72 10 GMD (NOAA) 1998-2007 GMD/gmd_KWA_ MLO Mauna Loa, HI 19.54 204.42 3397 GMD (NOAA) 1998-2007 GMD/gmd_MLO_ SAM Samoa CMDL -14.23 189.44 77 GMD (NOAA) 1998-2007 GMD/gmd_SAM_ BAR Barrow, AK 71.32 203.39 8 GMD (NOAA) 2000-2007 GMD/gmd_BAR_ SPL South Pole, ANT -89.99 0.00 2841 GMD (NOAA) 2000-2007 GMD/gmd_SPL_ BOU Boulder Tower 40.05 254.99 1584 GMD (NOAA) 1998-2007 GMD/gmd_BOU_ SPO South Pole, BSRN -89.99 0.00 2841 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2004 BSRN/bsrn_SPO_ ASP Alice Springs,Aust -23.70 133.87 547 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-2005 BSRN/bsrn_ASP_ DAA De Aar, South Africa -30.67 24.00 1311 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2004 BSRN/bsrn_DAA_ FLO Florianapolis, Brazil -27.47 311.52 11 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-1999 BSRN/bsrn_FLO_ GVN G. von Neumayer, Antarc -70.65 351.75 42 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2006 BSRN/bsrn_GVN_ ILO Ilorin, Nigeria 8.53 4.57 350 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-1998 BSRN/bsrn_ILO_ LAU Lauder, New Zealand -45.03 169.68 370 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2005 BSRN/bsrn_LAU_ LIN Lindenberg, Germany 52.22 14.12 125 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2003 BSRN/bsrn_LIN_ NYA Ny Alesund, Norway 78.93 11.95 11 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-2006 BSRN/bsrn_NYA_ PAY Payerne, Switzerland 46.82 6.93 491 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2006 BSRN/bsrn_PAY_ SBO Sede Boqer, Israel 30.87 34.77 457 BSRN (WCRP) 2003-2006 BSRN/bsrn_SBO_ SSV Saudi Solar Village 24.91 46.41 650 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-2002 BSRN/bsrn_SSV_ SIR SIRTA, France 48.71 2.20 91 BSRN (WCRP) - - - BSRN/bsrn_SIR_ SYO Syowa, Antarctic -69.00 39.58 18 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-2003 BSRN/bsrn_SYO_ TAM Tamanrasset, Algeria 22.78 5.52 1219 BSRN (WCRP) 2000-2006 BSRN/bsrn_TAM_ TAT Tateno, Japan 36.05 140.13 25 BSRN (WCRP) 1998-2006 BSRN/bsrn_TAT_ COV Ches Light Tower, USA 36.90 284.29 30 LaRC (NASA) 2000-2008 INDPND/larc_COV_ KAS Kashidhoo, India 4.97 73.47 0 Indoex Experiment 1998 INDPND/indoex_KAS_ VAS Valencia, Spain 39.57 358.71 813 Univ Valencia 2004 INDPND/unval_VAS_ PCN PACS Bouy N,Pac Ocn 10.00 235.00 0 Woods Hole OI 1998 INDPND/whoi_PCN_ PCS PACS Bouy S,Pac Ocn -3.00 235.00 0 Woods Hole OI 1998 INDPND/whoi_PCS_ ST1 Stratus Buoy 1, Pac Ocn -20.20 274.80 0 Woods Hole OI 2000-2001 INDPND/whoi_ST1_ ST2 Stratus Buoy 2, Pac Ocn -20.20 274.80 0 Woods Hole OI 2001-2002 INDPND/whoi_ST2_ ST3 Stratus Buoy 3, Pac Ocn -20.20 274.80 0 Woods Hole OI 2002-2003 INDPND/whoi_ST3_ ST4 Stratus Buoy 4, Pac Ocn -20.20 274.80 0 Woods Hole OI 2003-2004 INDPND/whoi_ST4_ NT1 NTAS Buoy 1, Atl Ocn 14.50 309.00 0 Woods Hole OI 2001-2002 INDPND/whoi_NT1_ NT2 NTAS Buoy 2, Atl Ocn 14.50 309.00 0 Woods Hole OI 2002-2003 INDPND/whoi_NT2_