Downwelling and upwelling shortwave and longwave radiation components from six active polar sites, taking part of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN), were selected for the period of the last International Polar Year (March 2007 to March 2009), and included in the BSRN-IPY dataset, along with metadata and supplementary data for some of the stations. Two sites, located at Svalbard archipelago (Ny Ålesund) and Alaska (Barrow), represent Arctic sea-level conditions. Four Antarctic stations represent both sea-level (Dronning Maud Land and Cosmonaut Sea) and high-elevation conditions (South Pole and East Antarctic Plateau). The BSRN-IPY dataset content and quality are discussed.

The datasets containing all links (childs) to any of the BSRN-IPY datasets.

Supplement to: Lanconelli, Christian; Busetto, Maurizio; Dutton, Ellsworth G; König-Langlo, Gert; Maturilli, Marion; Sieger, Rainer; Vitale, Vito; Yamanouchi, Takashi (2011): Polar baseline surface radiation measurements during the International Polar Year 2007–2009. Earth System Science Data, 3(1), 1-8