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Overview

Professor Malcolm Scourfield at the University of Natal currently has 4 instruments monitoring UV in South Africa. There are twoYES UVB-1s, and 2 SAOZ spectrophotometers. The two SAOZs measure total column ozone and other trace species. They are located in Durban and Sanae ( Antarctica ). The YES records integrated spectrum every 5 minutes and the SAOZs take measurements daily.

Prof. Scourfield is a member of the Ozone Group, Space Physics Research Institute, Dept. of Physics, University of Natal. The other members of the group are Dr. Judy Stephenson and Graham Tilbury. Prof. Scourfield suggests that we contact the South African Weather Bureau concerning their instruments.

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Contact Information

Prof. Malcolm Scourfield
Ozone Group
Space Physics Research Institute
Department of Physics
University of Natal
King George V Avenue
Durban 4001
South Africa

Erhard Mravlag
Space Physics Research Institute
Department of Physics
University of Natal - Durban
Private Bag X10
Dalbridge
4014 South Africa

Dr. Judy Stephenson
Ozone Group
Space Physics Research Institute
Department of Physics
University of Natal
King George V Avenue
Durban 4001
South Africa

Graham Tilbury
Space Physics Research Institute
Department of Physics
University of Natal
King George V Avenue
Durban 4001
South Africa

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Instruments

Instruments with Location, Lat., Lon., Installed,

308 YES UVB-1 Durban 29.87S, 30.98E Feb. 1993
309 YES UVB-1 Durban 29.87S, 30.98E Feb. 1993
326 YES UVB-1 Sanae 70.3S, 2.35W Feb. 1993
327 Bentham DM-150 Durban 29.87S, 30.98E Feb. 1995
328 Bentham DM-150 Durban 29.87S, 30.98E Feb. 1995
329 SAOZ Spect. Durban 29.87S, 30.98E 1993
330 SAOZ Spect. Sanae 70.3S, 2.35W 1993

Note: Instruments 327 and 328 are not operational
* All monitoring ongoing but Sanae Base closed down for 1995 and 1996. The new base will have a different location to that given above for Sanae, at 71.40.0' South, 02.50.5' West. During February of 1997 a SAOZ (330) and UVB-1 (326) are expected to become operational. The SAOZ at Durban began monitoring in late 1991, but continuous data are available only from July, 1993.