Passive ultraviolet and visible (UV/Vis) spectroscopy using scattered sunlight as a source has been progressively developed since the late seventies as a powerful remote-sensing technique for the unattended long-term monitoring of stratospheric and tropospheric trace gases. One main advantage of UV/Vis spectroscopy is to allow automated daily measurements of atmospheric gases even under moderate cloud cover. This technique has been widely used in atmospheric chemistry and validated through a number of intercomparison exercises as well as through various contributions to the validation of atmospheric chemistry satellite missions like ERS-2 GOME, TOMS, ENVISAT, OMI and METOP GOME-2. NDACC UV/Vis instruments include both DOAS and SAOZ.
Reviewed: November 2024
Locations
| Location | Species | Model | Data Link | Metadata | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka, Canada | Multiple Species | DOAS | HDF | Metadata | |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Ny Ålesund, Norway | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Thule, Greenland | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | ||
| Scoresbysund, Greenland | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Kiruna, Sweden | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Sodankylä, Finland | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland | Multiple Species | SAOZ | HDF | Metadata | latmos007 |
| Zhigansk, Russian Federation | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Salekhard, Russian Federation | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Harestua, Norway | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Lerwick, United Kingdom | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Zvenigorod, Russian Federation | Multiple Species | MDR-23 | Ames | Metadata | |
| Aberystwyth, United Kingdom | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| DeBilt, Netherlands | Multiple Species | Airyx, MAXDOAS | HDF | Metadata | |
| Cabauw, Netherlands | Multiple Species | Pandora | HDF | Metadata | |
| Heidelberg, Germany | Multiple Species | Airyx Skyspec 2D | HDF | Metadata | uheidelberg001 |
| Jungfraujoch, Switzerland | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Moshiri, Japan | Multiple Species | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Observatoire de Haute Provence, France | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Toronto - Downsview, Canada | Multiple Species | SkySpec-1D | HDF | Metadata | eccc001 |
| Rikubetsu, Japan | Multiple Species | Bruker 120M | Ames | ||
| Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan | Multiple Species | MDR-23 | Ames | Metadata | |
| Thessaloniki - AUTH, Greece | Multiple Species | HDF | Metadata | lap008 | |
| Kiso, Japan | Multiple Species | Ames | |||
| Izaña, Tenerife, Spain | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Mauna Loa, HI, United States | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames | Metadata | |
| Tarawa, Kiribati | Multiple Species | Ames | Metadata | *.jov | |
| Tarawa, Kiribati | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | *.pzv |
| Mahe, Seychelles | Multiple Species | Mini-SAOZ | |||
| Ciater/Bandung, Indonesia | Multiple Species | Ames | |||
| Reunion Island, St. Denis, France | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Bauru, Brazil | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Lauder, New Zealand | Multiple Species | EnviMeS | Metadata | ||
| Lauder, New Zealand | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames | Metadata | |
| Kerguelen Island, France | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Rio Gallegos, Argentina | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Macquarie Island, Australia | Multiple Species | SkySpec | Metadata | ||
| Macquarie Island, Australia | Multiple Species | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Ushuaia, Argentina | Multiple Species | DOAS | HDF | Metadata | |
| Marambio, Antarctica | Multiple Species | MAXDOAS | HDF | Metadata | |
| Faraday, Antarctica | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Dumont d’Urville, Antarctica | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Rothera, Antarctica | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames | Metadata | |
| Syowa Base, Antarctica | Multiple Species | Ames | |||
| Neumayer Station, Antarctica | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames HDF | Metadata | uheidelberg002 |
| Concordia Dome C, Antarctica | Multiple Species | SAOZ | Ames HDF | Metadata | |
| Arrival Heights, Antarctica | Multiple Species | HDF | Metadata | uheidelberg003 | |
| Arrival Heights, Antarctica | Multiple Species | Airyx | Metadata | ||
| Arrival Heights, Antarctica | Multiple Species | DOAS | Ames | Metadata | |
| McMurdo Station, Antarctica | Multiple Species | Ames | Metadata | ||
| Belgrano II Station, Antarctica | Multiple Species | MAXDOAS | HDF | Metadata |