Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4125-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4125-2022
Research article
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15 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 15 Jul 2022

Comparison of global UV spectral irradiance measurements between a BTS CCD-array and a Brewer spectroradiometer

Carmen González, José M. Vilaplana, José A. Bogeat, and Antonio Serrano

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Monitoring ultraviolet (UV) radiation is important since it can have harmful effects on the biosphere. Array spectroradiometers are increasingly used to measure UV as they are more versatile than scanning spectroradiometers. In this study, the long-term performance of the BTS-2048-UV-S-WP array spectroradiometer was assessed. The results show that the BTS can reliably measure both the UV index and UV radiation in the 300–360 nm range. Moreover, the BTS was stable and showed no seasonal behavior.
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