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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

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| **FILE NAME**             | **CONTENT**                              |
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| [Aut                      | Automated radiometric calibration of     |
| omatedRadCalib_Feb2007.pd | RSS105                                   |
| f](http://www.arm.gov/pub |                                          |
| lications/tech_reports/ha |                                          |
| ndbooks/rss/manuals/Autom |                                          |
| atedRadCalib_Feb2007.pdf) |                                          |
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| [AutomatedRadCalib        | Files to be used with                    |
| SupplementFiles.tgz](http | AutomatedRadCalib_Feb2007.pdf            |
| ://www.arm.gov/publicatio |                                          |
| ns/tech_reports/handbooks |                                          |
| /rss/manuals/AutomatedRad |                                          |
| CalibSupplementFiles.tgz) |                                          |
|                           |                                          |
| [or](http                 |                                          |
| ://www.arm.gov/publicatio |                                          |
| ns/tech_reports/handbooks |                                          |
| /rss/manuals/AutomatedRad |                                          |
| CalibSupplementFiles.tgz) |                                          |
| [AutomatedRadCalib        |                                          |
| SupplementFiles.zip](http |                                          |
| ://www.arm.gov/publicatio |                                          |
| ns/tech_reports/handbooks |                                          |
| /rss/manuals/AutomatedRad |                                          |
| CalibSupplementFiles.zip) |                                          |
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| [Instr                    | Description of lamp change in LiCor      |
| uctionLiCorLampChange.pdf | calibrator                               |
| ](http://www.arm.gov/publ |                                          |
| ications/tech_reports/han |                                          |
| dbooks/rss/manuals/Instru |                                          |
| ctionLiCorLampChange.pdf) |                                          |
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| [I                        | Instructions for Using Li-Cor and Oriel  |
| nstructionLicorOrielRSS.p | Spectral Calibrator with RSS             |
| df](http://www.arm.gov/pu |                                          |
| blications/tech_reports/h |                                          |
| andbooks/rss/manuals/Inst |                                          |
| ructionLicorOrielRSS.pdf) |                                          |
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| [InstructionPortCalRS     | Instructions for Using Portable          |
| S.pdf](http://www.arm.gov | Calibrator with RSS                      |
| /publications/tech_report |                                          |
| s/handbooks/rss/manuals/I |                                          |
| nstructionPortCalRSS.pdf) |                                          |
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| [RSS105S                  | RSS algebra and noise                    |
| ignalNoise_Oct04_1pk.pdf] |                                          |
| (http://www.arm.gov/publi |                                          |
| cations/tech_reports/hand |                                          |
| books/rss/manuals/RSS105S |                                          |
| ignalNoise_Oct04_1pk.pdf) |                                          |
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| [RSSAlogithmsDiag         | Diagrams of algorithms used in RSS data  |
| ram.pdf](http://www.arm.g | processing                               |
| ov/publications/tech_repo |                                          |
| rts/handbooks/rss/manuals |                                          |
| /RSSAlogithmsDiagram.pdf) |                                          |
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| [Rss1                     | RSS/UVRSS-1024 Rotating Shadowband       |
| 024Manual.pdf](http://www | Spectroradiometer Installation and User  |
| .arm.gov/publications/tec | Guide                                    |
| h_reports/handbooks/rss/m |                                          |
| anuals/Rss1024Manual.pdf) | *Version 2.1* (YES, Inc.)                |
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| [Us                       | USING the RSS, low-level firmware        |
| erInfo(21).pdf](http://ww | command info UPDATED 06-06-2001 By L.    |
| w.arm.gov/publications/te | Harrison, ASRC, SUNY at Albany           |
| ch_reports/handbooks/rss/ |                                          |
| manuals/UserInfo(21).pdf) |                                          |
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| [rss105CosCor_Aug04       | Cosine correction in rss105              |
| pk.pdf](http://www.arm.go |                                          |
| v/publications/tech_repor |                                          |
| ts/handbooks/rss/manuals/ |                                          |
| rss105CosCor_Aug04pk.pdf) |                                          |
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**PRESENTATIONS**

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| **FILE NAME**                 | **CONTENT**                          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied_AerosolsWGBoulder2   | P. Kiedron, "RSS: stability,         |
| 005.pdf](http://www.arm.gov/p | calibration, Langley correction,     |
| ublications/tech_reports/hand | aerosols OD", Aerosols Working       |
| books/rss/presentations/RSSki | Group, Boulder, CO, 2005             |
| ed_AerosolsWGBoulder2005.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied_IRF_WGAnnapoli       | P. Kiedron, "On RSS status", IRF     |
| s2005.pdf](http://www.arm.gov | Working Group, Annapolis, MD, 2005   |
| /publications/tech_reports/ha |                                      |
| ndbooks/rss/presentations/RSS |                                      |
| kied_IRF_WGAnnapolis2005.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied_AerosolsWGMonterey20 | Peter Kiedron, Connor Flynn, Richard |
| 07.pdf](http://www.arm.gov/pu | Ferrare, Brent Holben, Joseph        |
| blications/tech_reports/handb | Michalsky, Beat Schmid and James     |
| ooks/rss/presentations/RSSkie | Slusser, "Comparison of aerosol      |
| d_AerosolsWGMonterey2007.pdf) | 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_WGSantaBarbara20 | P. Kiedron, "Rotating Shadowband     |
| 04.pdf](http://www.arm.gov/pu | Spectroradiometer" , IRF Working     |
| blications/tech_reports/handb | Group, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004       |
| ooks/rss/presentations/RSSkie |                                      |
| d_IRF_WGSantaBarbara2004.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSS                          | P. Kiedron, "RSS Mentor              |
| kied_InstrMentrWGBillings2005 | Presentation", Instrument Mentor     |
| .pdf](http://www.arm.gov/publ | Working Group, Billings, OK, 2005    |
| ications/tech_reports/handboo |                                      |
| ks/rss/presentations/RSSkied_ |                                      |
| InstrMentrWGBillings2005.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied_SWQME_Monter         | P. Kiedron, "Brief guide to RSS for  |
| ey2007.pdf](http://www.arm.go | SW QME" SW QME Group at ARM Science  |
| v/publications/tech_reports/h | Team Meeting, 2007                   |
| andbooks/rss/presentations/RS |                                      |
| Skied_SWQME_Monterey2007.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSki                        | P. Kiedron, "RSS history and current |
| ed_STM_IRFWGDaytonaBeach2005. | status", IRF Working Group, Daytona  |
| pdf](http://www.arm.gov/publi | Beach, FL, 2005                      |
| cations/tech_reports/handbook |                                      |
| s/rss/presentations/RSSkied_S |                                      |
| TM_IRFWGDaytonaBeach2005.pdf) |                                      |
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| [RSSkied_IRF_WGWa             | P. Kiedron, "Ozone daily variation   |
| shDC2006.pdf](http://www.arm. | at Table Mt., Boulder, CO and at     |
| gov/publications/tech_reports | SGP, OK, June 2003-July 2006 "       |
| /handbooks/rss/presentations/ |                                      |
| RSSkied_IRF_WGWashDC2006.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied_IRF_WGWashDC         | P. Kiedron, "RSS Status..., AOD's    |
| 2006_1.pdf](http://www.arm.go | for ALIVE 2005, Stability Issue"     |
| v/publications/tech_reports/h |                                      |
| andbooks/rss/presentations/RS |                                      |
| Skied_IRF_WGWashDC2006_1.pdf) |                                      |
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| [RSSGueymard_IRF_WG           | Chris A. Gueymard, "Broadband vs     |
| WashDC2                       | Spectral Radiative Closure: Synergy  |
| 006.pdf](http://www.arm.gov/p | Between RSS Measurements and         |
| ublications/tech_reports/hand | Modeling                             |
| books/rss/presentations/RSSGu |                                      |
| eymard_IRF_WG WashDC2006.pdf) | "                                    |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| [RSSkied                      | P. Kiedron, "Comparison of Aerosol   |
| _AerosolsWGSanFrancisco2006.p | Optical Depth During ALIVE 2005      |
| df](http://www.arm.gov/public |                                      |
| ations/tech_reports/handbooks | "                                    |
| /rss/presentations/RSSkied_Ae |                                      |
| rosolsWGSanFrancisco2006.pdf) |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

**PUBLICATIONS**

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| FILE NAME          | CONTENT                                         |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| ASE                | C. A. Gueymard, "PREDICTION AND VALIDATION OF   |
| S2006_Gueymard.pdf | CLOUDLESS SHORTWAVE IRRADIANCE FOR HORIZONTAL,  |
|                    | TILTED, OR TRACKING RECEIVERS", Solar 2006      |
|                    | Conference, American Solar Energy Society,      |
|                    | Denver, CO (July 2006)                          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| ApplO              | Piotr W. Kiedron, Joseph J. Michalsky, Jerry L. |
| pt1999_Kiedron.pdf | Berndt, and Lee C. Harrison, "Comparison of     |
|                    | spectral irradiance standards used to calibrate |
|                    | shortwave radiometers and spectroradiometers",  |
|                    | Appl.Opt. 38, pp.2432-2439, 1999                |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| GR                 | Lee Harrison, Mark Beauharnois, Jerry Berndt,   |
| L1999_Harrison.pdf | Peter Kiedron, Joseph Michalsky, Qilong Min,    |
|                    | "The Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer      |
|                    | (RSS) at SGP", J. Geophys. Res. 108: 4424,      |
|                    | 2003.                                           |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| GRL                | J. Michalsky, M. Beauharnois, J. Berndt, L.     |
| 1999_Michalsky.pdf | 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        |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| G                  | Kiedron, P., Berndt, J. Michalsky, J.Harrison,  |
| RL2003_Kiedron.pdf | L., Column water vapor from diffuse irradiance, |
|                    | Geophys. Res. Lett.  Vol. 30, No. 11, 1565,     |
|                    | 2003                                            |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| J                  | Kiedron, P., J. Michalsky, B. Schmid, D.        |
| GR2001_Kiedron.pdf | 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                              |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| JGR                | Michalsky, J.J., Q. Min, P.W. Kiedron, D.W.     |
| 2001_Michalsky.pdf | 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                  |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| JG                 | S. M. Gianelli, B. E. Carlson and A. A. Lacis,  |
| R2005_Gianelli.pdf | "Aerosol retrievals using rotating shadowband   |
|                    | spectroradiometer data", J. Geophys. Res, 110,  |
|                    | D05203, doi:10.1029/2004JD005329, 2005          |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| SolEnerg           | C. A. Gueymard, "Prediction and validation of   |
| y2007_Gueymard.pdf | cloudless shortwave solar spectra incident on   |
|                    | horizontal, tilted, or tracking surfaces,"      |
|                    | Solar Energy, 2007.                             |
+--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| SPIE02_4           | Kiedron, P.W., L. Harrison, J.J. Michalsky,     |
| 815_13_kiedron.pdf | 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**

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| FILE NAME         | CONTENT                                          |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_A             | P. Kiedron, J. Berndt, J. Michalsky, Q. Min, D.  |
| RM2000Kiedron.pdf | Slater, "Robust retrieval of water vapor at NSA  |
|                   | using rotating shadowband spectroradiometer      |
|                   | (RSS)", ARM Science Team Meeting, 2000 (poster)  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_AR            | L. Harrison, J. Berndt, P. Kiedron, J.           |
| M2001Harrison.pdf | 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_AR            | P. Kiedron, K. Berndt, L. Harrison, J.           |
| M2001Kiedron1.pdf | Michalsky, Q. Min, "Column Water Vapor From      |
|                   | Diffuse Irradiance", ARM Science Team Meeting,   |
|                   | 2001 (poster)                                    |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_AR            | P. Kiedron, "Spectral irradiance per interval of |
| M2001Kiedron2.pdf | equal solar flux: convenient spectral grid for   |
|                   | atmospheric radiation measurement and modeling"  |
|                   | ARM Science Team Meeting, 2001 (poster)          |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_              | E. J. Mlawer, J. S. Delamere, C. J. Scott, and   |
| ARM2001Mlawer.pdf | 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_A             | P. Kiedron, J. Berndt, E. Yager, J. Schlemmer,   |
| RM2003Kiedron.pdf | 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_A             | P. Kiedron, and J. Schlemmer, "Rotating          |
| RM2005Kiedron.pdf | Shadowband Spectroradiometer (RSS) at SGP:       |
|                   | Performance Data Processing and Value Added      |
|                   | Products", ARM Science Team Meeting, 2005        |
|                   | (poster)                                         |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_A             | Peter Kiedron, and Jim Schlemmer, "Spectrally    |
| RM2006Kiedron.pdf | resolved shortwave flux at ARM: History and the  |
|                   | present status of RSS", ARM Science Team         |
|                   | Meeting, 2006 (poster)                           |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_AR            | Scott M. Gianelli, Andrew A. Lacis , and Barbara |
| M2007Gianelli.pdf | E. Carlson "Analysis of Bimodal Aerosol Size     |
|                   | Distributions at SGP Using RSS 105 and AERONET   |
|                   | CIMEL Data", ARM Science Team Meeting, 2007      |
|                   | (poster)                                         |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| RSS_ARM           | Scott M. Gianelli, Andrew A. Lacis , and Barbara |
| 2007Gianelli1.pdf | 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_A             | Peter Kiedron, Connor Flynn, Richard Ferrare,    |
| RM2007kiedron.pdf | 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)              |
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