NDLI: The PROMOTE UV Record: Toward a Global Satellite-Based Climatology of Surface Ultraviolet Irradiance

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Author	Lindfors, A. Tanskanen, A. Arola, A. van der A, R. Bais, A. Feister, U. Janouch, M. Josefsson, W. Koskela, T. Lakkala, K. den Outer, P.N. Smedley, A.R.D. Slaper, H. Webb, A.R.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	This paper describes the PROMOTE UV Record, which aims to provide a global long-term record of the surface UV radiation. The algorithm developed takes as input cloud information from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) and a recently developed multisensor assimilated record of the total ozone column. Aerosols and surface albedo are based on climatologies. Here, first validation results of the PROMOTE UV Record are presented through comparison against ground-based measurements of daily erythemal UV doses at eight European stations. The validation shows that the method is working reasonably, although there is a clear tendency toward overestimation. Typically, the median bias as compared to measurements is 3%-10% and 56%-68% of the daily doses are within plusmn20% from the ground-based reference. The prototype version of the PROMOTE UV Record included in this paper covers the period from July 2002 to June 2005. The time series will later be extended to start in 1983.
Starting Page	207
Ending Page	212
Page Count	6
File Size	938602
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391404
Volume Number	2
Issue Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-09-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Meteorology Satellites Aerosols Instruments Time series analysis Earth Europe UV albedo clouds International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) long-term satellite
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Computers in Earth Sciences

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