The Langley ratio method, a new approach for transferring photometer calibration from direct sun measurements
This article presents a new method for transferring calibration from a reference sun photometer, referred to as the “master”, to a secondary sun photometer, referred to as the “field”, using a synergetic approach when master and field instruments have different spectral bands. The method was first a...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:amt111873 2024-09-15T17:35:16+00:00 The Langley ratio method, a new approach for transferring photometer calibration from direct sun measurements Almansa, Antonio Fernando Barreto, África Kouremeti, Natalia González, Ramiro Masoom, Akriti Toledano, Carlos Gröbner, Julian García, Rosa Delia González, Yenny Kazadzis, Stelios Victori, Stéphane Álvarez, Óscar Maupin, Fabrice Carreño, Virgilio Cachorro, Victoria Eugenia Cuevas, Emilio 2024-01-26 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-659-2024 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/17/659/2024/ eng eng doi:10.5194/amt-17-659-2024 https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/17/659/2024/ eISSN: 1867-8548 Text 2024 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-659-2024 2024-08-28T05:24:15Z This article presents a new method for transferring calibration from a reference sun photometer, referred to as the “master”, to a secondary sun photometer, referred to as the “field”, using a synergetic approach when master and field instruments have different spectral bands. The method was first applied between a precision filter radiometer (denoted PFR) instrument from the World Optical Depth Research and Calibration Center (WORCC), considered the reference by the WMO (World Meteorological Organization), and a CE318-TS photometer (denoted Cimel), the standard photometer used by AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork). These two photometers have different optics, sun-tracking systems, and spectral bands. The Langley ratio (LR) method proposed in this study was used to transfer calibration to the closest spectral bands for 1 min synchronous data for air masses between 2 and 5, and it was compared to the state-of-the-art Langley calibration technique. The study was conducted at two different locations, Izaña Observatory (IZO) and Valladolid, where measurements were collected almost simultaneously over a 6-month period under different aerosol regimes. In terms of calibration aspects, our results showed very low relative differences and standard deviations in the calibration constant transferred in IZO from the PFR to the Cimel: up to 0.29 % and 0.46 %, respectively, once external factors such as different fields of view between photometers or the presence of calibration issues were considered. However, these differences were higher in the comparison performed at Valladolid (1.04 %) and in the shorter-wavelength spectral bands (up to 0.78 % in IZO and 1.61 % in Valladolid). Additionally, the LR method was successfully used to transfer calibrations between different versions of the CE318-T photometer, providing an accurate calibration transfer (0.17 % to 0.69 %) in the morning LRs, even when the instruments had differences in their central wavelengths ( Δ λ up to 91 nm). Overall, our results indicate that the LR method ... Text Aerosol Robotic Network Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 17 2 659 675 |
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This article presents a new method for transferring calibration from a reference sun photometer, referred to as the “master”, to a secondary sun photometer, referred to as the “field”, using a synergetic approach when master and field instruments have different spectral bands. The method was first applied between a precision filter radiometer (denoted PFR) instrument from the World Optical Depth Research and Calibration Center (WORCC), considered the reference by the WMO (World Meteorological Organization), and a CE318-TS photometer (denoted Cimel), the standard photometer used by AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork). These two photometers have different optics, sun-tracking systems, and spectral bands. The Langley ratio (LR) method proposed in this study was used to transfer calibration to the closest spectral bands for 1 min synchronous data for air masses between 2 and 5, and it was compared to the state-of-the-art Langley calibration technique. The study was conducted at two different locations, Izaña Observatory (IZO) and Valladolid, where measurements were collected almost simultaneously over a 6-month period under different aerosol regimes. In terms of calibration aspects, our results showed very low relative differences and standard deviations in the calibration constant transferred in IZO from the PFR to the Cimel: up to 0.29 % and 0.46 %, respectively, once external factors such as different fields of view between photometers or the presence of calibration issues were considered. However, these differences were higher in the comparison performed at Valladolid (1.04 %) and in the shorter-wavelength spectral bands (up to 0.78 % in IZO and 1.61 % in Valladolid). Additionally, the LR method was successfully used to transfer calibrations between different versions of the CE318-T photometer, providing an accurate calibration transfer (0.17 % to 0.69 %) in the morning LRs, even when the instruments had differences in their central wavelengths ( Δ λ up to 91 nm). Overall, our results indicate that the LR method ... |
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Almansa, Antonio Fernando Barreto, África Kouremeti, Natalia González, Ramiro Masoom, Akriti Toledano, Carlos Gröbner, Julian García, Rosa Delia González, Yenny Kazadzis, Stelios Victori, Stéphane Álvarez, Óscar Maupin, Fabrice Carreño, Virgilio Cachorro, Victoria Eugenia Cuevas, Emilio |
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Almansa, Antonio Fernando Barreto, África Kouremeti, Natalia González, Ramiro Masoom, Akriti Toledano, Carlos Gröbner, Julian García, Rosa Delia González, Yenny Kazadzis, Stelios Victori, Stéphane Álvarez, Óscar Maupin, Fabrice Carreño, Virgilio Cachorro, Victoria Eugenia Cuevas, Emilio The Langley ratio method, a new approach for transferring photometer calibration from direct sun measurements |
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Almansa, Antonio Fernando Barreto, África Kouremeti, Natalia González, Ramiro Masoom, Akriti Toledano, Carlos Gröbner, Julian García, Rosa Delia González, Yenny Kazadzis, Stelios Victori, Stéphane Álvarez, Óscar Maupin, Fabrice Carreño, Virgilio Cachorro, Victoria Eugenia Cuevas, Emilio |
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The Langley ratio method, a new approach for transferring photometer calibration from direct sun measurements |
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The Langley ratio method, a new approach for transferring photometer calibration from direct sun measurements |
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