Quality assurance of the solar UV network in the Antarctic

Measuring ultraviolet radiation in the Antarctic region, where weather conditions are extremely challenging, is a demanding task. Proper quality control of the measurements and quality assurance of the data, which are the basis of all scientific use of data, has to be especially well planned and exe...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research
Main Authors: Lakkala, Kaisa, Redondas, Alberto, Meinander, Outi, Torres, Carlos, Koskela, Tapani, Cuevas Agulló, Emilio, Taalas, Petteri, Dahlback, Arne, Deferrari, Guillermo, Edvardsen, Kåre, Ochoa, Hector
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 2005
Subjects:
Ultraviolet radiation
Antarctic region
Multichannel radiometers
Network stations
Radiación ultravioleta
Región antártica
Radiómetros
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Marambio
Ushuaia
Antarc*
Antártica
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/4179
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Summary:Measuring ultraviolet radiation in the Antarctic region, where weather conditions are extremely challenging, is a demanding task. Proper quality control of the measurements and quality assurance of the data, which are the basis of all scientific use of data, has to be especially well planned and executed. In this paper we show the importance of proper quality assurance and describe the methods used to successfully operate the NILU-UV multichannel radiometers of the Antarctic network stations at Ushuaia, 54 S, and Marambio, 64 S. According to our experience, even though multichannel instruments are supposed to be rather stable as a function of time, severe drifts can occur in the sensitivity of the channels under these harsh conditions (.) The MAR Project is financed by the National R+D Plan of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (National Research Program in the Antarctic) under contract REN2000-0245-C02-01.

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