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Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer measurements — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer measurements

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 5

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Knowledge graph centered on Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer measurements with 71 nodes and 184 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, climatological variability, Winter snowpack, Organic matter decomposition.

Method synopsis

Upward-facing MFRSR measures downwelling irradiance through sequential observations reconstructed from irradiances during various shadowband positions.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 3 papers using this protocol.

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

Seasonality and albedo dependence of cloud radiative forcing in the Upper Colorado River Basin

2025Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

2025Earth System Science Data

Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Species Studied With This Protocol

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae1 paper

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus albicaulis

Pinaceae1 paper

Aedes communis

Culicidae1 paper

trees and shrubs

Places Where Used

Kettle Ponds Annex

study site4 papers

East River Watershed

watershed3 papers

Colorado

Upper Colorado River Basin

watershed2 papers

Gothic

Avery Picnic

study site2 papers

Crested Butte

Gunnison Basin

bioregion2 papers

Brush Creek

study site2 papers

Gothic Mountain