Project: Traceability for surface spectral solar ultraviolet radiation
Solar ultraviolet (UV) light can produce substances in the atmosphere that change the environment. Therefore changes in the amount of solar UV reaching the earth’s surface could have an effect on climate change. However, current measurement methods have uncertainties of around 5% which is too high to detect changes and to model future trends. This project seeks to develop new methods and cost effective instruments to bring uncertainty levels down to 2%. Prototype devices will be commercialised and the methodologies freely disseminated to end-users to support reliable solar UV measurement at both the national and international level.
| Acronym | ENV03 SolarUV (Reference Number: ENV03) |
| Duration | 01/08/2011 - 31/07/2014 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2010 - Industry and Environment |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Hochgebirgsklima und Medizin in Davos | Coordinator | Switzerland |
| 2 | Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiö | Partner | Finland |
| 3 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS | Partner | Switzerland |
| 5 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Partner | Italy |
| 6 | Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais | Partner | France |
| 7 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 8 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 9 | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Partner | Finland |
| 10 | CMS Ing. Dr. Schreder GmbH | Observer | Austria |
| 11 | Kipp & Zonen BV | Observer | Netherlands |
| 12 | Medizinische Universität Innsbruck | Austria |