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UV monitoring in Germany is carried out by a variety of different biological and physical institutes. The German ministry for research and technology has a research program in which several new types of instruments are being developed. A group at the University of Munich, headed by Peter Koepke is working on UV modeling in conjunction with the measurements from IFU and DWD. The four largest networks are run by BfS, DLR, DWD and IFU.
Germany also has one international instrument, a Brewer#044, operating in Obninsk, Russia. This instrument is operated by Alexander G. Ishov.
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Their goals of UV-B measurements are:
-To determine the processes that influence the UV irradiation near the ground.
- To correlate observed changes of ozone with changes of UV-B irradiation.
-To obtain data that can be used to test and improve radiative transfer models.
-To determine the role of clouds and aerosols on UV irradiance.
These measurements are part of the NDSC program. IFU operates spectroradiometers at two stations: the valley site Garmisch-Partenkirchen (730m a.s.l., 47.48xN, 11.07xE) and Zugspitze (2964m a.s.l.) 8 km airline from the valley site.
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is a net of three Meteorological Observatories.
Scientist at DWD are monitoring UV in an attempt to develop an accurate mathematical model of UV radiation levels reaching the surface of the earth. To determine the accuracy of the model, they use the data compiled by the monitoring network for comparison. They are also collecting data for the purpose of developing new instruments for future UV monitoring networks. Scientists at DWD are monitoring UV radiation with the intention of deriving long-term trends and also investigating the correlation of UVwith meteorological variables, primarily cloudiness. DWD has started UV-B monitoring in the three stations with Brewer Spectrophotometers since 1993.
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The group at DLR are exploring the possibility of using biofilms as an accurate means of measuring UV radiation.
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is a net of four stations. This network monitors all over Germany and is responsible for assessment of health effects. The major goals of this network is to report on the level of current and future solar UV exposure,to assess the effects of changed UV irradiation from a radiation hygienic viewpoint, and to provide the population with guidelines for appropriate early protection. It started in July of 1993 and scans every 6 minutes from 290 to 450nm ,storing half hour averages.
In addition to these four institutions, the Institut fur Pathophysiologie und Medizinische Klimatologie at Universitael Kiel also operates an instrument. It is a Bentham DM 150 and is located on the island of Sylt on the North Sea. This instrument is under the care of Dr. Carsten Stick.
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DWD Instruments:
77 Brewer Mark II Spe . #30 Potsdam Sept. 1993 1/2 hour
142 Brewer Mark IV Spect. #78 Lindenberg Aug. 1992 1/2 hour
143 Brewer Mark II Spect. #10 (sometimes w/ OL752) Hohenpeissenberg spor. 1985
reg. 1990 1/2 hour
289 Bentham 150
290 OL752
DLR Instruments:
19 Cologne, started 1994
20 Georg-von-Neumayer-Station, Antartica
IFU Instruments:
25 Modified Bentham TDM 300 Spectroradiometer26 Modified Bentham Spect.
Mobile Modified TDM 300
BFS Instruments:
291 DM 150 Bentham Munich July, 1993
292 DM 150 Bentham Schauinsland July, 1993
293 DM 150 Bentham Zingst July, 1993
294 DM 150 Bentham Offenbach July, 1993
Institut fur Pathophysiologie und Mediainische
Klimatologie Instruments
76 Brewer (#044) Obninsk, Russia May 1991 Alexander Ishov
313 Bentham CM 150 Island of Sylt (North Sea) July 1993 Carsten Stick
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Dr. Klaus Dehne
Meteorologisches Observatorium Potsdam
14405 Potsdam
Postfach 600552
Germany
Dr. Uwe Feister
Meteorologisches Observatorium Postdam
14405 Potsdam
Postfach 600552
Germany
Dr. Leiterer
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Meteorologisches Observatorium
15864 Lindenberg
Germany
Ulf Kohler
Meteorologisches Observatorium
Albin-Schwaiger-Weg 10
82383 Hohenpeissenberg
Germany
Dr. Horneck
DLR-Insti t fur Luft-und Raumfahrtmedizin
Abt.Strahlenbiologie
Linder-Hohe
D-51147 Koln
Dr. Petra Rettberg
DLR-Institut fur Luft-und Raumfahrtmedizin
Abt.Strahlenbiologie
Linder-Hohe
D-51147 Koln
Dr. Gunther Seckmeyer
Institute for Meteorology and Climatology, University of Hannover
30419 Hannover
Germany
seckmeyer@muk.uni-hannover.de
Dr. Seckmeyer's home page
EDUCE project page
Dr. M. Steinmetz
Bundesamt fur Stahlenschutz
Institut fur Strahlenhygiene
Fachgebiet S 2.5
Ingolstadter Landstr. 1
D-85758 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Prof. Dr. Bernhardt
Bu ndesamt fur Stahlenschutz
Institut fur Strahlenhygiene
Fachgebiet S 1.5
Ingolstadter Landstr. 1
D-85758 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Prof. Dr. Schrems
Alfred Wegener Institut
Postfach 120161
27515 Bremerhaven
Dr. Peter Koepke
Group of Atmospheric Radiation and Satellite Meteorology
Meteorological Institute, University of Munich
Theresienstrasse 37
80 333 Munich
Germany
Dr. Carsten Stick
Institut fur Pathophysiologie und Medizinische Klimatologie
Un ersitaet Kiel
D-24098 Kiel
Olshausenstrabe 40
Prof.Dr.Metzdorf
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Bundesallee 100
Postfach 3345, D-38116 Braunschweig
Dr. Alexander G. Ishov
249020 Obninsk
Kaluga Region
Lenin Street
82
Russia
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