In addition, coincident meteorological data are included, which are useful for interpreting the radiation measurements and how they vary on time scales of days to years. In addition, measurements of direct-beam irradiance and surface albedo, derived from the ratio of the reflected solar radiation to the downwelling global irradiance, are presented. For descriptions of some of the instruments used, click here . As such, this may be the most comprehensive report of its type for an Arctic site. Statistical summaries of the measured and derived surface variables deemed most important for the detection of climate change are presented in both tabular and graphical format.
Snow melt follows soon after.
For a closer look, click on a panel. Stone , R.S., Variations in western Arctic temperatures in response to cloud radiative and synoptic-scale influences, J. Geophys. Albrecht, B., and S.K. Cox, 1976. Pyrgeometer data reduction and calibration procedures. Dutton , E.G., 1993.