An ultraviolet spectrophotometer (UVS) to measure downward solar fluxes from an aircraft or other high altitude platform is described. The UVS uses an ultraviolet diffuser to obtain large angular response with no aiming requirement, a twelve-position filter wheel with narrow (2-nm) and broad (20-nm) bandpass filters, and an ultraviolet photodiode. The columnar atmospheric ozone above the UVS (aircraft) is calculated from the ratios of the measured ultraviolet fluxes. Comparison with some Dobson station measurements gives agreement to 2%. Some UVS measured ozone profiles over the Pacific Ocean for November 1976 are shown to illustrate the instrument's performance.


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    Title :

    Ultraviolet spectrophotometer for measuring columnar atmospheric ozone from aircraft


    Contributors:
    Hanser, F. A. (author) / Sellers, B. (author) / Briehl, D. C. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1978-05-15


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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