SRML stations: Cheney, WA

Latitude: 47.490 (N)
Longitude: -117.589 (E)
Altitude: 777 m

Solar and meteorological monitoring equipment at the Cheney station.

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Southwest view of the Cheney Washington monitoring station. The Cheney station has a ventilated horizontal CMP11, a rotating shadowband radiometer, and a temperature sensor.
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Data type Instrument Data interval Period of record
Solar radiation data
Global Irradiance RSR 5 min. 2000-2011
1 min. 2011-now
Direct normal Irradiance RSR 5 min. 2000-2011
1 min. 2011-now
Diffuse Irradiance RSR 5 min. 2000-2011
1 min. 2011-now
Tilted south 51° LI-COR Pyranometer 5 min. 2000-2011
1 min. 2011-now
Meteorological data
Temperature   5 min. 2000-2011
1 min. 2011-now

Station maintenance

The Cheney station is on the campus of Eastern Washington University. We appreciate the assistance of Dr. Robert Quinn and Ron Hess as station maintenance operator.