Surface radiation during the total solar eclipse over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, on 20 March 2015

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: M. Maturilli, C. Ritter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: geo; manag; Arctic; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-159-2016; http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/8/159/2016/essd-8-159-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/303d89e4fca1460893fb906a84b6c461

On 20 March 2015, a total solar eclipse occurred over Ny-Ålesund (78.9° N, 11.9° E), Svalbard, in the high Arctic. It was the first time that the surface radiation components during the totality of a solar eclipse were measured by a Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) station. With the Ny-Ålesund long-term radiation data set as background (available at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.150000), we present here the peculiarities of the radiation components and basic meteorology observed during the eclipse event. The supplementary data set contains the basic BSRN radiation and surface meteorological data in 1 min resolution for March 2015, and is available at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.854326. The eclipse radiation data will be a useful auxiliary data set for further studies on micrometeorological surface–atmosphere exchange processes in the Svalbard environment, and may serve as a test case for radiative transfer studies.