Notes for Solar radiation data:

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Either of two types of solar radiation meter is attached to the JMA buoy. One is the instantaneous value type(kW/m2) and the other is the accumulated value type(MJ/m2).

The following are the periods each types had been applied at every stations.

StationfromtoType
21002 Oct.22,1991 09ZOct.29,1993 03ZInstantaneous
Oct.29,1993 06ZOct.20,1995 06ZAccumulated
Oct.20,1995 09ZcontinueInstantaneous
21004 Oct.23,1992 03ZNov.11,1994 06ZInstantaneous
Nov.11,1994 09ZOct.28,1996 00ZAccumulated
Oct.28,1996 03ZcontinueInstantaneous
22001 Jul.22,1992 09ZJul.05,1994 03ZAccumulated
Jul.05,1994 06ZJun.27,1996 03ZInstantaneous
Jun.27,1996 06ZcontinueAccumulated