Comparisons of USDA UV shadow-band irradiance measurements with TOMS satellite and DISORT model retrievals under all sky conditions

  • J. R. Slusser
  • , N. Krotkov
  • , W. Gao
  • , J. R. Herman
  • , G. Labow
  • , G. Scott

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Abstract

Comparisons of UV irradiances measured by the USDA UVB Monitoring and Research Network at 305- and 368-nm with retrievals from the NASA TOMS and a multiple scattering radiative transfer code were made for an 18-month period from January 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001 for Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (32.6°N, 106.7°W, 1317 m elevation) and Billings, Oklahoma, USA (36.6°, 97.5°W, 317 m elevation). Agreement is generally within ±12% for all sky conditions and 8% for clear skies. The effects of aerosols is mostly <5%, consistent with the measured aerosol optical depths at 368 nm within the range of 0.05 and 0.25.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)56-69
Number of pages14
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4482
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Solar ultraviolet radiation
  • Total column ozone
  • Transmission

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