Erythemally Weighted Radiometers in Solar UV Monitoring: Results from the WMO/STUK Intercomparison
ABSTRACT The first international intercomparison of erythemally weighted (EW) broadband radiometers was arranged in 1995 to improve the accuracy and comparability of the measurements carried out by solar UV monitoring networks. The intercomparison was arranged at the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Aut...
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| Published in: | Photochemistry and photobiology Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 212 - 221 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01-02-1998
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT
The first international intercomparison of erythemally weighted (EW) broadband radiometers was arranged in 1995 to improve the accuracy and comparability of the measurements carried out by solar UV monitoring networks. The intercomparison was arranged at the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with the University of Innsbruck and with support from the World Meteorological Organization. Altogether 20 EW meters of six different types from 16 countries were (1) tested in the laboratory by measuring the spectral and angular responsivities and (2) calibrated in solar radiation against two reference spectroradiometers. Calibration factors (CFs) for the EW meters were determined by using simultaneously measured EW solar UV spectra as a calibration reference. The CFs averaged over solar elevations higher than 35° varied from 0.87 to 1.75, with the estimated uncertainty being ±10%. As a result of this intercomparison, for the first time the calibrations of more than 100 EW radiometers around the world are possible to trace to the same origin. The present experience indicates that the accuracy of temperature‐controlled EW radiometers is not significantly lower than the accuracy of spectroradiometers provided that strict quality assurance/quality control procedures are followed. |
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| Bibliography: | ArticleID:PHP212 istex:42EBC08FEC49E137CEA41A047B02975C54DD27FD ark:/67375/WNG-F4LV0ZMG-8 |
| ISSN: | 0031-8655 1751-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05189.x |