A world‐wide program for the continuous monitoring of solar UV radiation using poly(phenylene oxide) film, and a consideration of results

摘要

AbstractThe use of poly(phenylene oxide) film to monitor UV radiation is demonstrated, and the results from the continuous monitoring of solar UV radiation at 24 sites throughout the world are presented. The global and diffuse measurements from a temperate and from a tropical site are analyzed in detail, and the effects of season and weather conditions on the UV contribution to solar radiation and the relative importance of the diffuse and direct components of solar UV are discussed.