R/V Mirai
 
 
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The PRP and Meteorological instruments are mounted on top of the ship foremast.

Under a collaboration between DOE/ARM and Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), radiation and meteorological instrumentation and a Total Sky Imager have been added to the suite of sophisticated instruments already operated on the MIRAI.

Plans are to operate the equipment as special instrumentation for the next year then transfer it to the MIRAI operations staff for permanent operation.

The instrumentation was designed, built, and installed by Brookhaven National Laboratory under joint funding between ARM and JAMSTEC. BNL will provide support on a continuing basis

 

Scientific Computer System (SCS)

 

Kunio Yoneyama, of JAMSTEC, operates the SCS during sea trials.

 All data are collected in the NOAA-developed Scientific Computer System (SCS) which provides extensive data ingest flexibility, quality control displays, and data storage through networked NT computer system.

Daily email messages are produced by SCS and sent to BNL by Inmarsat-B. Complete

 
 
SOAR DATA PRODUCTS

PSP - Broadband shortwave irradiance
PIR - Broadband infrared irradiance
FRSR - Global, Sky and Diffuse Irradiance, AOT
(broad, 415, 500, 615, 680, 860, 960 nm)
pitch/roll/compass
Wind speed and direction (relative and true)
Air temperature and relative humidity
Barometric pressure
Sea surface temperature (SST)
Rain rate (ORG) and rain amount
TSI - 5-min sky images, cloud fraction
Ship GPS position and speed
Ship heading
Sea bulk temperature and salinity (-5 m)
Radiosondes during intensive periods
Upwelling longwave and shortwave irradiance

 

9 Feb 01