Quality assurance of spectral ultraviolet measurements in europe through the development of a transportable unit

Objective

The project aims at providing proper and unified Quality Assurance to solar UV measurements conducted presently by spectroradiometers operating in Europe. The aim will be achieved through the development of a Transportable Unit, which after thorough testing and validation will be circulated to European UV stations where its measurements will be compared with collocated measurements by the local spectroradiometers. This project will provide an alternative method to test the quality of UV spectroradiometers that was done until now mainly at intercomparison campaigns. The unit will be also capable of offering to the local instruments spectral resolution and angular response characterisations. After the end of the project, the unit will be delivered to a qualified Institute who will undertake its long-term maintenance and operation, in order to provide continuous QA to Interested European UV stations.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-9. - Support for research infrastructures

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Address

University Campus
54006 Thessaloniki
Greece

Participants (4)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Italy

Address

Via Enrico Fermi 1
21020 Ispra

LEOPOLD-FRANZENS-UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK

Austria

Address

44,Müllerstrasse 44
6020 Innsbruck

UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

Address

Errenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)

United Kingdom

Address

Sackville Street
M60 1QD Manchester