Horizon at station Newcastle

The ideal site for the measurement of solar and terrestrial radiation for meteorological purposes is one that has a completely flat horizon. The WMO Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO No. 8) recommends that if possible no obstruction should be present, particularly within the azimuth range of sunrise and sunset over the year. This dataset describes the horizon at the BSRN radiation site NEW as additional information on the site's surroundings.

用于气象观测的太阳辐射与地面辐射测量的理想站点，需具备完全平坦的地平线。世界气象组织（World Meteorological Organization，WMO）发布的《气象仪器和观测方法指南》（WMO No. 8）建议，若条件允许，站点周边不应存在任何遮挡物，尤其是在全年日出至日落所覆盖的方位角范围内。本数据集作为基准地面辐射观测网（Baseline Surface Radiation Network，BSRN）辐射站点NEW周边环境的补充信息，详细描述了该站点的地平线状况。