MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

Contacts:
Prof. Peter Tregenza
School of Architectural Studies
The University of Sheffield
PO Box 595
Sheffield S10 2UJ, United Kingdom
Tel : (44) 1142 76 85 55
Fax : (44) 1142 79 82 76
E-mail : p.tregenza@sheffield.ac.uk
Server :
Station Location:
Manchester, United Kingdom.
Latitude: 53°28' N
Longitude: 2°14' W
Height above sea level: 38 (+8 storey building) m.
Local Time: GMT+0

Code: GBR3
Type: General class.
Operation:
Started August 1992.

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

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

Site surroundings:

The site is close to the city centre which has 0.6 million inhabitants. Within a 5 km radius the land is 85% suburban housing and offices, and 15% is park land.

Climate characteristics:

The climate is temperate maritime. Average January temperature is 5°C, in July it is 16°C. Average annual sunshine duration is 1330 hours. The nearest weather station is at Manchester Airport, 13.5 km South of the site.

Map showing the immediate surroundings of the station

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

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

Illuminances:
Global horizontal: Krochmann 910 GV
Diffuse horizontal: Krochmann 910 S
North vertical: Krochmann 910 GV
East vertical: Krochmann 910 GV
South vertical: Krochmann 910 GV
West vertical: Krochmann 910 GV

Irradiances:
Global horizontal: Kipp and Zonen CM11
Diffuse horizontal: Kipp and Zonen CM11
North vertical: Kipp and Zonen CM11
East vertical: Kipp and Zonen CM11
South vertical: Kipp and Zonen CM11
West vertical: Kipp and Zonen CM11

Others:
Dry Bulb Temperature: Skye Instruments SKH1011
Relative humidity: Skye Instruments SKH1011

Shadow band specifications:
Diffuse illuminance:
radius: 30.5 cm / width: 3.0 cm
Diffuse irradiance:
radius: 25.4 cm / width: 5.0 cm

Station map

Obstruction for the global
horizontal illuminance sensor

Comments

The Krochmann cells were checked against the Sheffield cells during January 1993. The Kipp and Zonen cells were calibrated by the Meteorological office in June 1992.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

View 1 of the station

Comments

This view is taken looking NNW. The left hand piece of equipment in the background is the diffuse irradiance. In the foreground are the vertical and global illuminances, with the temperature humidity probe on the side of the tower. The rear most piece of equipment on the right is the diffuse illuminance with the vertical and global irradiances at the front.

View 2 of the station

Comments

This view is taken with the fish eye lens. The top of the photograph is North. The top left piece is the diffuse illuminance. At the bottom is the vertical and global irradiances. At the right, the lower piece is the vertical and global illuminances with the diffuse irradiance being near the top of the photograph.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

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

Date

Comments

Jan 11, 93 to
Jan 18, 93		No data taken, as the illuminance equipment was being calibrated.
Feb 12, 93 to
Feb 17, 93		Due to a break in the electrical supply. The illuminance and humidity readings are incorrect.

Last modification : March 28, 1997.
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