SLOVAKIA
Since August of 1993, regular continuous spectral measurements of solar
UV radiation incident on horizontal surface have been performed at the Slovak
Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMI) in Slovakia.
Currently one instrument,a Brewer ozone spectrophotometer MKIV (#097) is located at station
Poprad-Ganovce (49.03'N, 20.32'E, 706m a.s.l.). It measures total ozone,
UVB irradiance, SO2 and NO2 columns. This Brewer is regularly calibrated
with external standard lamps and is periodically compared with the IOS
traveling standard every two years.
In the same location, a Solar Light M501A is located. It regularly goes through comparison with
a Solar Light M501 and is maintained as a secondary standard. Two more instruments are
located in Kosice and Bratislava.
All UV measurements contribuite to WMO's GAW network, and to
the SHMI's own network. In addition, data from Poprad-Ganovce is submitted regularly to the World Ozone
and UV Radiation Data Center (WOUDC). This station is situated in mountainous
area near the High Tatras massif.
Please contact Miroslav Chmelik for more information on SHMI monitoring.
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Contact Information:
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Miroslav Chmelik
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Department of Aerology and Ozone Measurements
058 01 Poprad - Ganovce
Slovakia
tel: +421 52 7731097
fax: +421 52 7731538
miroslav.chmelik@shmu.sk
| Instrument | Network | Station Name | Nearest Town | Lat/Lon | Installed |
| Brewer Mark IV | GAW/SHMI | Popgrad-Ganovce | Popgrad | 49.03N, 20.32E | Aug. 1993 |
| Solar Light M501A | SHMI | Popgrad-Ganovce | Popgrad | 49.03N, 20.32E | May 1999 |
| Solar Light M501A | SHMI | Kosice | Kosice | 48.70N, 21.27E | Jun. 1998 |
| Solar Light M501 | SHMI | Bratislava | Bratislava | 48.17N, 17.12E | Jan. 1997 |