UVSIMN Version2 Summit includes solar spectra and derived data products from a SUV-150B spectroradiometer installed at Summit, Greenland. The data are part of the National Science Foundation's Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitoring Network and the Arctic Observing Network. This is the 'Version 2 data edition,' described as the latest and most accurate release.
Use Cases
- Modeling atmospheric radiative transfer based on measured solar spectra between 280 and 600 nm.
- Analyzing trends in biologically effective UV dose-rates based on calculated action spectra.
- Estimating total ozone and cloud optical depth from spectral irradiance time series.
- Comparing measured spectra against model spectra for quality control and validation.
Strengths
- Data are from the 'Version 2 data edition,' explicitly noted as the latest and most accurate release.
- Includes multiple derived products: spectral irradiance, integrals over UV bands, biologically effective dose-rates, total ozone, and cloud optical depth.
- Each measured spectrum is complemented by a model spectrum calculated with a radiative transfer model for reference.
Limitations
- Last updated 2012-11-22 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitoring Network (UVSIMN), now part of the Arctic Observing Network.
- Collection Method
- Collected by a SUV-150B spectroradiometer installed at Summit, Greenland.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2012-11-22 23:59:59.999000.
- Geography
- Summit, Greenland.