MADRID, SPAIN

Contacts:
Alfonso Soler / Pilar Oteiza
Departamento de Física
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Avenida Juan de Herrera
n.4 28040 Madrid, Spain
Tel : (34) 13366542 / (34) 13366569
Fax : (34) 15442481
E-mail :
Server :
Station Location:
Madrid, Spain.
Latitude: 40°17' N
Longitude: 4°25' W
Height above sea level: 595 m.
Local Time: GMT+1

Code: ESP1
Type: General class.
Operation:
Started in August 1992.

Topographic map showing the land
within a 5 km radius of the station location

MADRID, SPAIN

Site surroundings:

The station is located on the West part of Madrid, a city of 4 million inhabitants. Within a 5 km radius of the station, the environment is 60% urban and suburban housing, and 40% recreational fields. The coruña freeway is 700 m away.

Climate characteristics:

Climate in Madrid is cold-moderately continental. Average temperature in January is 5°C and in July 24°C. Average annual sunshine duration is 2864 hours. The average number of foggy days is 5. The closest weather station is the National Meteorological Office.

Map showing the immediate surroundings of the station

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Sampling Interval:
1 mn.
Recording Interval:
1 mn.

Illuminances:
Global horizontal: Licor 210 SZ
Diffuse horizontal: Licor 210 SZ
North vertical: Licor 210 SZ
East vertical: Licor 210 SZ
South vertical: Licor 210 SZ
West vertical: Licor 210 SZ

Irradiances:
Global horizontal: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B
Diffuse horizontal: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B
North vertical: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B
East vertical: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B
South vertical: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B
West vertical: Kipp & Zonen CM 6B

Others:
Dry Bulb Temperature: Rotronic Air-Probe
Relative Humidity: Rotronic Air-Probe
Hourly Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes

Shadow band specifications:
Diffuse illuminance:
radius: 7.6 cm / width: 1.3 cm
Diffuse irradiance:
radius: 32 cm / width: 7.4 cm

Station map

Obstruction for the global
horizontal illuminance sensor

Comments

Irradiances on vertical North, South, East and West planes are measured since January 1994. Temperature and relative humidity are measured hourly since July 1994. Licor sensors are calibrated at Licor representative's in Madrid every 6 months, following Licor's approved procedure.
CM 6B pyranometers are calibrated every year at the National Meteorological Office in Madrid. All vertical sensors are used with artificial horizons made with black matte painted honeycomb materiel.

MADRID, SPAIN

View 1 of the station

Comments

This view of the station is looking toward North-West. We can see the diffuse irradiance sensor, the diffuse illuminance sensor, the horizontal and vertical illuminance sensors.

View 2 of the station

Comments

This view of the station is looking West. The diffuse irradiance sensor is seen.

MADRID, SPAIN

Important modifications made to the acquisition system, recording interval modification, time during which the station was not operating...

Date

Comments

Sep 7, 92 to
Sep 30, 92		No data available.
Sep 12, 93 to
Sep 30, 93		No data available.

Last modification : March 28, 1997.
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