Kippzonen UVS-E-T UV Radiometers User Manual

UV Radiometers • Correction SoftwareSoftware Manual

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3. System Requirements11The minimum computer hardware requirements for UVIATOR are a 300 MHz Pentium II or equivalent computer running Windows 95/98/M

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4. Getting StartedThis section explains how to configure and use the UVIATOR program. First, start UVIATOR from Start → Programs → UVIATOR.In case UVIA

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5. Select Working DirectoryThe working directory holds all specific information, such as configuration and measurement data, of a single measurement loc

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6. Configuration Settings6.1 RadiometerIn this page details about the radiometer must be entered.6.1.1 Digital Instrument Calibration CertificatesThe di

6.1.4 Non-stability InterpolationEnabling Non-stability Interpolation will instruct the program to linear interpolate the non-stability factor (ρ) bet

6.2 LocationIn this page the location of the radiometer must be entered.Positive longitude is eastern hemisphere and positive latitude is northern hem

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6.3 OzoneOn this page the ozone plugin must be selected. Each plugin allows you to use ozone column density from a specific kind of source. When select

When configuring the plugin it is possible to do a quick test to see if the satellite data is online available (requires internet connection). If the l

6.4.3 Number of Header Lines Number of Header Lines specifies how many header lines the measurement files have. These lines will be omitted when reading

The picture below shows what values have to be filled in:The picture below shows the quick test window after selecting the file above. Note that the dat

6.5 OutputIn this page you configure contents and format of output files. The output file layout specification describes the layout of output files.6.5.1 R

6.5.3 Select file creation intervalSelect the time interval per output file. The start and end dates of processing data are restricted to the first and l

6.6 UV ModelIn this page an atmosphere transmission model must be selected.The atmosphere transmission model(s) provided by Kipp & Zonen reside in

6.7 ProgramThis page holds the program settings. These settings are working directory independent.6.7.1 Viewer ApplicationSets the application that th

6.8 NotesThis page has a textbox for making notes, for example about the location of the measurement system. The textbox may be left empty.Example28UV

29You may skip copying input files if you did this already at the Configuration Wizard.Before the program can process UV data, files with the data must b

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31UVIATOR software manualBefore processing data, you should have:• Selected a working directory • Entered the configuration• Copied input files to the i

32UVIATOR software manualWhen processing is finished, the View Output Files page is activated. The output files that have been created are indicated by

Input files (measurement data) can be viewed by selecting View Input Files from the Tools menu. The configured viewer application will be used to open t

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35UVIATOR software manualTo view an output file, select it and click on the Open selected file button. The configured viewer application will be used to

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37UVIATOR software manualUVIATOR can be called with command line parameters in order to start unattended processing of UV measurements. To do so, crea

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3912. TheoryUVIATOR software manualThis part shows the theoretical background of the UVIATOR software. Reading is only meant for those who are interes

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40UVIATOR software manual12.2 Calibration Step A: Determination of the Radiometric Calibration FactorThe calibration of the broadband UV radiometers i

The solar zenith angles, Θ, are varied between 0° and 85° (using steps of 5°) and the ozone column densities, [O] are varied between 200 DU and 500

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43UVIATOR software manual13.1 Processing FlowThis page illustrates the processing flow from UV measurement to corrected UV irradiance.Before the progra

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45UVIATOR software manual14.1 Daylight Saving TimeThe program cannot take daylight saving time into account. Therefore, make sure that measurements ar

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47UVIATOR software manualThis section describes file naming. The location of files is explained here.15.1 Input FilesInput files may have any name.15.2 O

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49UVIATOR software manualThe file below is marked with bold text. Bold text indicates data that is required for viewing the file as a graph. Three dots

5UVIATOR software manual Reading this entire manual is recommended for full understanding of the use of this product.The exclamation mark within an e

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51The format codes can be used to generate a string with date and time. Any other characters will appear in the string without change.The format codes

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53The characters listed below can be used to match a date or time field. Any other character will be scanned as is except when it is a regular pattern

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19. Pattern Matching Characters55UVIATOR software manualCharacter Description. Matches any character? Matches zero or one instances of the express

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57UVIATOR software manualThis section describes the status flags used in output files and their influence on irradiance calculation.In general the follow

58UVIATOR software manual20.4 Solar Zenith Angle Status FlagThe solar zenith angle status flag indicates the status of the solar zenith angle calculati

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Our customer support remains at your disposal for any maintenance or repair, calibration, supplies and spares.Für Servicearbeiten und Kalibrierung, Ve

Welcome to UVIATOR UV irradiance correction software. UVIATOR is a user-friendly software program, developed by Kipp & Zonen. It is specifically in

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To be able to install UVIATOR, you must have administrative rights. If you do not have administrative rights, installation will be aborted. In case UV