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Overview

UV monitoring has been performed by the Engineering Research Institute at the University of Iceland since June of 1991. The measurements cover 250-800 nm with one nm increment. They are performed automatically during at least April to October with a longest time interval of one hour. Iceland is a member of the Nordic Ozone Group ( NOG ) which coordinates research activities on ozone and ultra- violet radiation in the Scandinavian countries. The Meteorological Office in Iceland operates all of the instruments and cooperates actively with other international groups including the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and INTA in Madrid, Spain

There is also a Dobson instrument (#50) operating in Reykjavik since 1957. Surface ozone has also been measured by the Met. Office since 1991.


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Contact Information

Bardi Thorkelsson
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO)
Bustadavegur 9
IS-150 Reykjavik
ICELAND

Gisli Jonsson
University of Iceland
Engineering Research Institute
Hjardarhagi 2-6
IS-107 Reykjavik
Iceland


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Instruments in Iceland

Instruments Location Installed Contact
Optronics 752 University of Iceland June, 1991 Jonsson
9 Brewer Reykjavik Nov. 1991 A. Bias
41 Brewer 85-027 Reykjavik 1992 Thorkelsson
280 UVB-1 Pyran. Reykjavik 1993 Thorkelsson
281 RASAS Spect.* Keflavik Airport 1994 Thorkelsson

* (in 1993 this instrument was in Reykjavik)


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International

The Icelandic Meteorological Office collaborates with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in ozone and UV monitoring. The Met Office also collaborates with INTA in Madrid, Spain in ozone monitoring (RASAS spectrometer and ozone sondes) during the wintertime.



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