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An Explanation for the Worldwide Anomaly in the Concentration of Ozone Above 40 km
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: It is pointed out that the anomalous seasonal variation in the worldwide ozone concentration above 40 km deduced from Umkehr measurements is opposite to the seasonal variation in atmospheric turbidity. The maximum and ...
SURFRAD—A National Surface Radiation Budget Network for Atmospheric Research
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A surface radiation budget observing network (SURFRAD) has been established for the United States to support satellite retrieval validation, modeling, and climate, hydrology, and weather research. The primary measurements ...
Methodology for Deriving Clear-Sky Erythemal Calibration Factors for UV Broadband Radiometers of the U.S. Central UV Calibration Facility
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In the United States, there are several federal agencies interested in the effects of UV radiation, which has resulted in the establishment of UV monitoring programs each with their own instrumentation and sites designed ...
An Automated Method of MFRSR Calibration for Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis with Application to an Asian Dust Outbreak over the United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Over the past decade, networks of Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometers (MFRSR) and automated sun photometers have been established in the United States to monitor aerosol properties. The MFRSR alternately measures ...