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Quality assurance of solar UV irradiance in the Arctic

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The first Arctic intercomparison of three solar ultraviolet (UV) spectroradiometers and two multifilter radiometers was held in May and June 2009 at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. The transportable reference spectroradiometer QASUME acted as reference instrument for this intercomparison. The measurement period extended over eleven days, comprising clear sky and overcast weather conditions. Due to the high latitude, measurements could be performed throughout the day during this period. The intercomparison demonstrated that the solar UV measurements from all instruments agreed to within ±15% during the whole measurement period, while the spectroradiometer from the Alfred-Wegener Institute agreed to better than ±5%. This intercomparison has demonstrated that solar UV measurements can be performed reliably in the high-latitude Arctic environment with uncertainties comparable to mid-latitude sites.

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  1. Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center, 7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland

    Julian Gröbner & Gregor Hülsen

  2. Sektion für Biomedizinische Physik, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Austria

    Sigrid Wuttke

  3. Alfred-Wegener Institut für Polar und Meeresforschung, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany

    Otto Schrems

  4. Istituto di Acustica “O.M. Corbino“, National Research Council (CNR), 00133, Roma, Italy

    Sara De Simone, Veronica Gallo & Claudio Rafanelli

  5. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), National Research Council (CNR), 40129, Bologna, Italy

    Boyan Petkov & Vito Vitale

  6. Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), 9296, Tromsø, Norway

    Kåre Edvardsen & Kerstin Stebel

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Gröbner, J., Hülsen, G., Wuttke, S. et al. Quality assurance of solar UV irradiance in the Arctic. Photochem Photobiol Sci 9, 384–391 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1039/b9pp00170k

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