3.30.1. UVB

3.30.1.1. Introduction

SKU430 from Skye instruments measures measures ultra violet-B radiation between 280-315 nm. Deployed in a set up with other Skye instruments UVA and PAR. Output definitions, variables etc are in the UVA instrument page.

3.30.1.2. Manufacturer and Model

Model	Brand	Type
SKU430	Skye Instruments	UVB Sensor

3.30.1.3. Processing code

Code used to process raw data: https://github.com/Urban-Meteorology-Reading/Operations-Radiometers

3.30.1.4. Serials

Serial	Suffix
020630657	A
020630658	B
060427924	C
060427925	D

3.30.1.5. Deployments

3.30.1.5.1. Serial number: 020630657

Site ID	Start date	End date
KSK	2008-09-29 00:00	2009-09-29 00:00
KSS	2009-10-09 00:00	2012-02-26 00:00

3.30.1.5.2. Serial number: 060427924

Site ID	Start date	End date
KSSW	2012-03-26 00:00	2013-07-24 00:00

3.30.1.5.3. Serial number: 060427925

Site ID	Start date	End date
KSSW	2013-07-24 00:00	2014-08-13 00:00
KSSW	2014-08-13 00:00	2014-09-04 00:00
KSSW	2014-09-04 00:00	2016-09-14 00:00
KSSW	2016-09-15 00:00	2017-06-13 00:00

3.30.1.5.4. Serial number: 020630658

Site ID	Start date	End date
KSS45W	2012-02-27 00:00	2016-04-14 00:00
IMU	2016-05-04 00:00	2020-11-04 00:00

3.30.1.6. Photos

Fig. 3.73 Indicated by arrow at KSS45W. Unknown date between 2012-02-27 and 2016-04-14.

Fig. 3.74 At KSSW 15-09-2016.

Fig. 3.75 Atop tower at KSK 18-08-2009.

Fig. 3.76 At KSS 16-10-2009.

Fig. 3.77 Structure on which it was on top of at IMU 08-01-2020.

3.30.1.7. Supplementary information

Link	Title	Description
UV sensors manual	UV sensors manual	From Skye.

3.30.1.8. Data acquisition

Data can be requested from Prof. Sue Grimmond (c.s.grimmond@reading.ac.uk).

Tip

1. Stuck? the user guide is a useful place to start.

2. Please report issues at GitHub Issues. Go from the page with the problem - an automatic link will be inserted. Thanks.