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Measurements of integrated direct, diffuse and global ultraviolet-B radiation

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  • Utrillas, M.P.
  • Pedrós, R.
  • Gandía, S.
  • Gómez-Amo, J.L.
  • Estellés, V.
  • Martínez-Lozano, J.A.

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We present the first multiyear set of simultaneous measurements of the global ultraviolet-B radiation and its two components: direct and diffuse. The measurements have been taken with four YES-UVB-1 radiometers: two radiometers to measure the diffuse radiation, one provided with a shadow band and the other with a shadow disk on a Sun tracker; a radiometer to measure the global horizontal radiation; and a Sun-tracking radiometer to measure the direct radiation with an especially designed radiance collimator. The diffuse minute-values measured with both instruments agree within a coefficient correlation of 1.00. The diffuse component represents at least 50% of the global UVB (ultraviolet-B) radiation. The minute values of global UVB irradiance obtained by adding the direct and diffuse components concur with the measured global irradiance. Therefore, the measurement of the direct irradiance enables the estimation of the diffuse component, and gives an insight into the factors that affect its value, especially aerosols.

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  • Utrillas, M.P. & Pedrós, R. & Gandía, S. & Gómez-Amo, J.L. & Estellés, V. & Martínez-Lozano, J.A., 2015. "Measurements of integrated direct, diffuse and global ultraviolet-B radiation," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(P2), pages 1658-1662.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:93:y:2015:i:p2:p:1658-1662
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.10.021
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