1998-1999 NSF Network Operations Report
This report is one of a series of operations reports of the NSF Office of Polar Program's
UV Spectroradiometer Network. It complements Volume 8 data from the years 1998-1999.
Section 1 is an introduction and executive summary.
Section 2 provides a detailed description of the instrumentation deployed at the network sites, including SUV-100 Spectroradiometer specifications and operational requirements, ancillary sensors, calibration equipment, system control software, and the new SUV-150 spectroradiometer.
Section 3 describes each of the network sites.
Section 4 discusses spectral measurements routinely performed by the network instruments, and the methods to process final data from the instrument’s raw data.
Section 5 discusses the calibration standards used to process Volume 8 data for each site and gives the results of the quality control procedures applied. Topics include irradiance calibration, instrument stability, wavelength calibration, and missing data.
Section 6 describes the contents and format of the published data including the database structures.
Section 7 provides examples of network data for each of the sites including total column ozone, noon-time UV levels, and daily doses; and discusses differences between the sites, UV irradiance trends, factors affecting UV radiation, and the correlation of increasing UV radiation with ozone depletion.
The Appendices include errata, references, and code fragments for dose-rate calculations.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.7: Differences Between Sites
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Appendix A.1: Errata
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Section 1: Introduction and Executive Summary
Section 4: Spectral Measurements and Data Analysis
Introduction to Section 5
Section 5.1: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Section 5.2: Palmer Station, Antarctica
Section 5.3: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Section 5.4: Ushuaia, Argentina
Section 5.5: San Diego, California USA
Section 5.6: Barrow, Alaska USA
Section 6: Description of Published Data
Introduction to Section 7
Section 7.1: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Section 7.2: Palmer Station, Antarctica
Section 7.3: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Section 7.4: Ushuaia, Argentina
Section 7.5: San Diego, California USA
Section 7.6: Barrow, Alaska USA
Sections 7.7-7.10:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.8: Are there UV Irradiance Trends?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.9: Factors Affecting UV Radiation
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.10: Amplification of UV Radiation
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.10: Correlated with Ozone
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Section 7.10: Depletion
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Appendix A.2: References
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Appendix A.3: Code Fragments for Integrations and
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Appendix A.3: Dose Weightings
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