Abstract: This work examines the effects of absorption and scattering in the troposphere on solar ultraviolet radiation reaching the ground. A site was established in the city of Chicago for monitoring broadband ultraviolet irradiance, ...

Abstract: AbstractObserving systems consisting of a finite number of in situ monitoring stations can provide high-quality measurements with the ability to quality assure both the instruments and the data but offer limited information ...

Abstract: Homogeneous upper-air temperature time series are necessary for climate change detection and attribution.About 20 participants met at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina on 11-12 October 2000 to ...