The Austrian UV Monitoring Network
Blumthaler, M; Klotz, B; Schwarzmann, M; Schreder, J
| HERO ID | 4248517 |
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| In Press | No |
| Year | 2017 |
| Title | The Austrian UV Monitoring Network |
| Authors | Blumthaler, M; Klotz, B; Schwarzmann, M; Schreder, J |
| Journal | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 1810 |
| Abstract | The Austrian UV Monitoring network is operational since 1998 providing a large data set of erythemally weighted UV irradiance recorded with broadband UV biometer at 12 stations distributed all over Austria. In order to obtain high quality data all biometer are recalibrated once a year, the detectors are checked regularly for humidity and quality control is done routinely. The collected data are processed and then published on the website http://www.uvindex.at where the UV-Index of all measurement sites is presented in near real time together with a map of the distribution of the UV-Index over Austria. These UV-Index data together with measurements of global radiation and ozone levels from OMI are used to study long term trends for the stations of the monitoring network. Neither for all weather conditions nor for clear sky conditions is a statistically significant trend found for the UV-Index (with one exception) and for ozone. Furthermore, the radiation amplification factor (RAF) is determined experimentally from the power law correlation between UV-Index and ozone level for the site Innsbruck (577 m above sea level, 47.26 degrees N, 11.38 degrees E) for 19 degrees solar elevation. A value of 0.91 +/- 0.05 is found for the RAF for clear sky days with low ground albedo and a value of 1.03 +/- 0.08 for days with high ground albedo (snow cover). |
| Doi | 10.1063/1.4975563 |
| Wosid | WOS:000405218500067 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |