Comparison of UV Synthetic Spectra with Broadband and Spectral Irradiances

  • James Slusser*
  • , Dennis Bigelow
  • , Wei Gao
  • , Gwen Scott
  • , Becky Olson
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Converting discreet narrowband filter radiometer irradiance measurements into continuous allows the construction of weighted doses such as an erythemal and plant action spectra. Synthetic spectra were retrieved from 7 UV narrowband channels using a fast 5 parameter fit. The synthetic spectra are compared with measurements from a collocated spectroradiometer and the erythemally weighted doses from the synthetic spectra are compared with daily erythemal doses from a collocated broadband radiometer. The agreement in spectral data ranges generally from 0.75 to 1.25 depending upon wavelength and solar zenith angle. Agreement between daily erythemal doses are generally between 0.70 and 0.90.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)403-408
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5156
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventUltraviolet Ground- and Space-based Measurements, Models and Effects III - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 20036 Aug 2003

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