Network Sites
The NSF Polar Programs UV Monitoring
Network consists of seven sites, including three sites in Antarctica, one site
in Argentina, two sites in the United States, and one site in Greenland.
Instruments were installed at four sites (McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, and
South Pole Station, Antarctica; and Ushuaia, Argentina) between February and
November 1988. A fifth instrument was installed in Barrow, Alaska in December
1990. The sixth system, located in San Diego, California, was installed in
November 1992. The latest addition is the system at Summit, Greenland, which
was installed in August 2004.
Sites are equipped with scanning spectroradiometers of type
SUV-100 or SUV-150B, multichannel filter instruments of type
GUV-511 or GUV-541, Eppley
PSP pyranometers, and Eppley
TUVR radiometers.
Click here to view a detailed map of the Antarctic sites
| McMurdo, Antarctica | Lat/Long: | 77°50' S, 166°40' E | |
| Date Installed: | March 1988 | ||
| Normal Season: | August - April | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, GUV-511, PSP, TUVR | ||
| Palmer, Antarctica |
Lat/Long: | 64°46' S, 64°03' W | |
| Date Installed: | May 1988 | ||
| Normal Season: | Year-round | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, GUV-511, PSP, TUVR | ||
| South Pole, Antarctica |
Lat: | 90°00' S | |
| Date Installed: | February 1988 | ||
| Normal Season: | Sept. - March | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, GUV-541, PSP, TUVR | ||
| Ushuaia, Argentina |
Lat/Long: | 54°49' S, 68°19' W | |
| Date Installed: | November 1988 | ||
| Normal Season: | Year-round | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, PSP, TUVR | ||
| San Diego, California |
Lat/Long: | 32°46' N, 117°12' W | |
| Date Installed: | November 1992 | ||
| Normal Season: | Year-round | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, GUV-511 | ||
| Barrow, Alaska |
Lat/Long: | 71°19' N, 156°41' W | |
| Date Installed: | December 1990 | ||
| Normal Season: | Jan. - Nov. | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-100, GUV-511, PSP, TUVR | ||
| Summit, Greenland |
Lat/Long: | 72°35' N, 38°27' W | |
| Date Installed: | August 2004 | ||
| Normal Season: | January - November | ||
| Instruments: | SUV-150B, GUV-511, PSP | ||
Depending on the time of year, data scans are conducted quarter-hourly when the sun is above the horizon. Data are collected on a reduced schedule at night. At sites inside the Arctic or Antarctic circles, instrument operation is on a reduced schedule during winter darkness.
