Chile

The Direccion Meteorologica de Chile currently has eight UV monitoring instruments in South America. These eight instruments make up a national network for solar radiation measurements. The person in charge of these instruments is Mr. Jorge Carreno C., meteorologist for the Department of Climatology and Applied Meteorology.

In addition, there is a network of 7 NILUV instruments in Torres del Paine National Park (about 400 km north of Punta Arenas). The instruments have four channels (308 nm, 313 nm, 320 nm and 340 nm). Power from solar cells / batter. The instruments are calibrated once or twice a year with a reference instrument. The reference instrument is checked against the GUV-511 which is calibrated at Biospherical Instruments once a year.

The Universidad de Chile, in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States and CADIC/CONICET in Argentina, operate instruments in Valdivia, Punta Arenas, and Santiago. All locations form part of the Chilean UV Network in addition to the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) UV Radiation Network. Contact Humberto Fuenzalida, Maria Vernet, or Susana Diaz for more information.

The Instituto de Matematicas y Fisica, at the Universidad de Magallanes, also operates one instrument in Punta Arenas that contributes to the IAI network. Contact Claudio Casiccia for more information.

The Departamento de Geofisica, at the Universidad de Chile, runs an instrument in Santiago which also contributes to the IAI network. Contact Humberto Fuenzalida for more information.

The Instituto de Fisica, at the Universidad de Chile, operates an IAI linked instrument in Isla Teja, near Valdivia. Contact Charlotte Lovengreen for further information about this instrument.

Contact Information:

Mr. Jorge Carreno C.
Department of Climatology and Applied Meteorology
Meteorological Direction of Chile
Casilla 717 Santiago - Chile

Humberto Fuenzalida
Universidad de Chile
Departmento de Geofisica
Casilla 2777 Santiago
CHILE
tel: +56 2 696-8730 fax: +56 2 696-8686
hfuenzal@dgf.uchile.cl

Maria Vernet
Sripps institute of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0218
USA
tel: 1 858 534-5332
fax: 1 858 534-2997
mvernet@ucsd.edu

Susana Diaz
CADIC/CONICET
B. Houssay 200
(9410) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
ARGENTINA
tel: +54 2901 422754
fax: +54 2901 430644
subediaz@speedy.com.ar

Claudio Casiccia
Instituto de Matematicas y Fisica
Universidad de Magallanes
claudio@casiccia@umag.cl

Charlotte Lovengreen
CADIC/CONICET
Instituto de Fisica
Universidad Austral de Chile
Isla Teja
clovengr@uach.cl

Instruments maintained by MDC
InstrumentLocationInstalledContact
110 EppleyIquiqueAug. 92 Carreno
111 EppleyEaster IslandOct. 92 Carreno
112 EppleyLa SerenaAug. 92 Carreno
113 YESSantiagoApril 93 Carreno
114 EppleyConcepcionAug. 92 Carreno
115 EppleyPuerto MonttJun. 92 Carreno
116 EppleyPunta ArenasAug. 92 Carreno
117 YES117 C.M.A. PDTE.
Frei		Apr. 92 Carreno


Other Instruments in Chile
InstrumentsOrganizationNetworkStation NameNearest TownLat/LonInstalled
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad de Chile, Scripps, CADIC/CONICETChilean-UV / IAIValdiviaValdivia39.80S, 73.25W1994
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad de Chile, Scripps, CADIC/CONICETChilean-UV / IAIPunta ArenasPunta Arenas53.09S, 70.55W1994
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad de Chile, Scripps, CADIC/CONICETChilean-UV / IAISantiagoSantiago33.41S, 70.65W1994
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad de MagallanesIAIPunta ArenasPunta Arenas53.2S, 71.0W1993
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad de ChileIAISantiagoSantiago33.5S, 70.7W1994
Biospherical GUV-511Universidad Austral de ChileIAIIsla TejaValdivia39.9S, 73.2WDec. 1994

Compiled by E.C. Weatherhead, Gregory Noonan, and ENV/AREP/WMO.