STATION INFO
| Region | 6 (Europe) |
| Country | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Station | LERWICK |
| WMO Index | 03005 |
| Changes of WMO Index and (or) station and country names |
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| Latitude | 60°08'N (60,13°) |
| Longitude | 1°11'W (-1,18°) |
| Elevation | 63 m |
| Elements | Global Radiation Diffuse Radiation Direct Radiation |
| Temporal extent | hourly values; daily values; monthly values |
| Units | J/cm2 |
| Scale | WRR |
| Time system | GMT |
| Time offset | UTC |
| Contributor |
Colin Chatters
Land Networks AWS Manager Met Office Fitzroy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 7342 058685 Fax +44 (0) 1392 885681 E-mail: colin.chatters@metoffice.gov.uk Web site: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk |
INSTRUMENTATION
| Parameter | Instrumentation (abbreviation) |
Date since | Instrumentation property |
| Global Radiation | Kipp and Zonen CM21 | not available | - |
| Diffuse Radiation | Kipp and Zonen CM21 | not available | Pyranometer with tracking disk |
| Direct Radiation | Eppley NIP | not available | - |
| Downwelling Longwave Radiation | Eppley PIR | not available | - |
Abbreviations are available here.
Data processing methods and procedure to calculate daily and monthly totals are available here.
Data quality flags description is available here.