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UVB direct sun measurements from Brewer spectrophotometer to determine the aerosol optical thickness at several sites

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  • Silva, A.A.
  • Kirchhoff, V.W.J.H.

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Brewer spectrophotometer makes direct sun (ds) measurements at five wavelengths in the ultraviolet B (UVB) band. In addition to ozone (O3) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) atmospheric column values, Brewer ds measurements have been used to measure the aerosol optical thickness (AOT or τae) in the UVB. The atmospheric optical thickness (τat) is drawn from the Langley method application to ds measurements. Rayleigh, O3 and SO2 contributions are subtracted from τat and AOT is thus obtained. This technique has been used by the Ozone Lab at Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) for a large number of diversified environments in Brazil such as savanna in the biomass burning season, coastal cities, rural places, and polluted cities including one in Bolivia. Typical AOT values are 0.60±0.44 in savanna, 0.20±0.17 in coastal cities, 0.29±0.21 in rural places, and 0.45±0.30 in polluted cities.

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  • Silva, A.A. & Kirchhoff, V.W.J.H., 2005. "UVB direct sun measurements from Brewer spectrophotometer to determine the aerosol optical thickness at several sites," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 30(9), pages 1643-1647.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:30:y:2005:i:9:p:1643-1647
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.05.003
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    1. Ghoneim, Adel A. & Kadad, Ibrahim M. & Altouq, Majida S., 2013. "Statistical analysis of solar UVB and global radiation in Kuwait," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 23-34.

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