Real-time UV index retrieval in Europe using Earth observation-based techniques: system description and quality assessment

<p>This study introduces an Earth observation (EO)-based system which is capable of operationally estimating and continuously monitoring the ultraviolet index (UVI) in Europe. UVIOS (i.e., UV-Index Operating System) exploits a synergy of radiative transfer models with high-performance computin...

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Main Authors: P. G. Kosmopoulos, S. Kazadzis, A. W. Schmalwieser, P. I. Raptis, K. Papachristopoulou, I. Fountoulakis, A. Masoom, A. F. Bais, J. Bilbao, M. Blumthaler, A. Kreuter, A. M. Siani, K. Eleftheratos, C. Topaloglou, J. Gröbner, B. Johnsen, T. M. Svendby, J. M. Vilaplana, L. Doppler, A. R. Webb, M. Khazova, H. De Backer, A. Heikkilä, K. Lakkala, J. Jaroslawski, C. Meleti, H. Diémoz, G. Hülsen, B. Klotz, J. Rimmer, C. Kontoes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/14/5657/2021/amt-14-5657-2021.pdf