Version 1.2, Copyright © 2011 Ola Engelsen Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Email: ola.engelsen@nilu.no
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When checked, use degrees for Solar Zenith Angle directly and ignore Date, Time, and Location
Scattered clouds: Cloud fraction of %, Range [0-100]. Cloud liquid water column of g m-2, Range [0-5000]. Press here for total cloud fractions from the NOAA AVHRR Pathfinder products. Broken clouds (radiation enhancement): Cloud liquid water column of g m-2, Range [0-5000]. Overcast sky: Cloud liquid water column of g m-2, Range [0-5000]. (= cloud optical depth @ 360 nm * 5000/1083) Estimate cloud thickness from UV index assuming overcast sky: UV index [0-20] Total ozone column: Dobson Units (1000 * cm atm), Range [100-600] Press here for total ozone column measurements from the TOMS satellite instruments. Surface altitude km above sea level. Range [0.0-6.0] km Surface albedo of Range [0.0-1.0]. Surface type: Snow 5 cm Snow 2 cm Sand Lawn Concrete (dry) Concrete (wet) Grass Beet Oat Loam Rye Stub Snow (new) Snow (old) Sand (dry) Limestone Meadow Field (dry) This work has been funded by the European Commission (EC) and the Norwegian Research Council ( NFR) through the projects UV Radiation in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future (UVRAPPF), European Database for UV Climatology and Evaluation (EDUCE) and Integrated Assessment of Health Risks of Environmental Stressors in Europe (INTARESE). Ola Engelsen NILU Phone: (+47) 77 75 03 75 Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) NILU Fax no:(+47) 77 75 0376 N-9296 Tromsø Office-Phone no:(+47) 77 75 03 89 Norway Email: ola.engelsen@nilu.no
Broken clouds (radiation enhancement): Cloud liquid water column of g m-2, Range [0-5000].
Overcast sky: Cloud liquid water column of g m-2, Range [0-5000]. (= cloud optical depth @ 360 nm * 5000/1083)
Estimate cloud thickness from UV index assuming overcast sky: UV index [0-20]
Surface albedo of Range [0.0-1.0].
Surface type: Snow 5 cm Snow 2 cm Sand Lawn Concrete (dry) Concrete (wet) Grass Beet Oat Loam Rye Stub Snow (new) Snow (old) Sand (dry) Limestone Meadow Field (dry)
This work has been funded by the European Commission (EC) and the Norwegian Research Council ( NFR) through the projects UV Radiation in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future (UVRAPPF), European Database for UV Climatology and Evaluation (EDUCE) and Integrated Assessment of Health Risks of Environmental Stressors in Europe (INTARESE).