BSRN is a project of the Radiation Panel from the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GEWEX under the umbrella of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and as such is aimed at detecting important changes in the Earth's radiation field at the Earth's surface which may be related to climate changes.
The data are of primary importance in supporting the validation and confirmation of satellite and computer model estimates of these quantities. At a small number of stations (currently about 40) in contrasting climatic zones, covering a latitude range from 80°N to 90°S (see station maps ), solar and atmospheric radiation is measured with instruments of the highest available accuracy and with high time resolution (1 to 3 minutes).
The BSRN was recently (early 2004) designated as the global baseline network for surface radiation for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). The BSRN stations also contribute to the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW).
The 2014 BSRN workshop will be held in Bologna, Italy, at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR). Christian Lanconelli and Vito Vitale have graciously agreed to host this meeting. The venue can be viewed at http://www.bo.cnr.it/congressi/homepage-eng.html.
Station managers are invited to present a poster on their site(s) and its (their) operation. Please try to send your latest data to the archive to make the BSRN as useful to the research community as possible. It would be quite an accomplishment if by the time of the meeting we archived all of 2013 and, perhaps, some of 2014 data. BSRN is highly regarded by the GEWEX Data Assessment Panel (GDAP), our governing body, as one of their most successful programs.
| 31 May 2014 | Registration |
| 31 July 2014 | Abstract Submission |
In order to register please fill the form and send it to bsrn2014 AT isac.cnr.it
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