COST1207 | X Intercomparison RBCCE Campaign and Eubrewnet Campaign

THE PRESIDENT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL STATE AGENCY OF SPAIN (AEMET)

AND
THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
(INTA, SPAIN)

ANNOUNCE (1st ANNOUNCEMENT)
THE X INTERCOMPARISON CAMPAIGN OF THE REGIONAL BREWER CALIBRATION CENTER-EUROPE
&
COST ACTION ES1207 EUBREWNET CAMPAING

Will be held at “El Arenosillo” Atmospheric Sounding Station, INTA
(Huelva, Spain) May 27 – June 05 , 2015
ANNOUNCE

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Invitation to Campaign

Dear Brewer spectrophotometer user community,
This is an invitation to Brewer experts and/or operators to participate in the COST ACTION ES1207 European Brewer Network (EUBREWNET) campaign/ X Regional Brewer Calibration Center for Europe (RBCC-E) intercomparison that will be held at El Arenosillo Atmospheric Sounding Station of the “Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial” (INTA) during the period 27 of May to 5 of June, 2015.
This campaign is part of the EUBREWNET ES1207 COST Action and is organized in collaboration with the “Area of Instrumentation and Atmospheric Research” of INTA, with the support of the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) program of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and a CEOS CALVAL project of the European Space Agency (ESA).
In November 2003, and within the GAW/WMO program, the Regional Brewer Calibration Centre for RA-VI Region (Europe) (RBCC-E) was established by Izaña Atmospheric Research Centre (I-ARC) at Izaña Observatory (IZO, Canary Islands), managed by the “Agencia Estatal de Meteorología” (AEMET, Spain). Technical and organization information of the RBCC-E can be obtained at www.rbcc-e.org.
At present the RBCC-E maintains a triad of reference instruments. The Regional Primary Reference Spectrophotometer (B157) and the Regional Travelling Reference Spectrophotometer (B185) are part of the triad. Each spectrophotometer is calibrated independently with the standard Langley method at IZO. Until now the IZO Triad has been linked to the EC-MSC Word Reference Triad by yearly calibrations towards the International Ozone Services (IOS) travelling reference Brewer 017. Recently however as a result of doubts about the support of the world triad by (EC-MSC), the WMO SAG authorized (at the meeting of 2011) that the RBCC-E transfers its own calibration based onLangley at Izaña Station.
The traveling reference (B017) operated IOS experts and the Kipp & Zonen travelling (B158) will participate to this intercomparison. That will allow participants to order IOS or Kipp & Zonen for technical servicing on their instruments during the campaign. The action focuses on the calibration of Brewer spectrophotometers from southern and central Europe.
Additionally, the QASUME unit of the Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos / World Radiation Center (PMOD /WRC) will participate and provide a global UV reference spectrum for the ultraviolet measurements.

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Presentations

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Schedule of the Intercomparison

The campaign is scheduled in three main phases

Initial calibration to assess the current calibration of the instruments.
Servicing, adjustments and maintenance works characterization test of the instruments.
Final calibration. In this phase the ‘UV’ calibrations against the QASUME
Specific measurements for Brewer

X RBCC-E Calibration Campaign, May 27- June 05, 2015

Month Day	Week Day	Actions	Notes
Month Day	Week Day	Actions	Notes
26	Tuesday	Arrive
27	Wednesday	Installation	BLIND DAYS First set of measurements to assess the current state of the instruments
28	Thursday	O3 Measurements
29	Friday	O3 Measurements
30	Saturday	O3 Measurements / O3 Services	SERVICING DAYS Servicing /Maintenance Works/ Characterization Test (Dispersion Test, etc.)
31	Sunday	O3 Measurements / O3 Services
1	Monday	O3/UV Measurements / O3 Services
2	Tuesday	O3 Measurements / UV	FINAL OZONE DAYS UV Comparison with QASUME unit
3	Wednesday	O3 Measurements / UV
4	Thursday	O3 Measurements / UV
5	Friday	Laboratory	Packing

The following operations are offered by the RBCC-E during the intercomparison:

Ozone calibration against the RBCC-E traveling reference (B185)
Compilation of the calibration histories of the instruments
Aerosol Optical Depth Calibration for DS measurements.

The QASUME (Quality Assurance of Spectral Ultraviolet Measurements in Europe) unit from the PMOD-WRC will provide a UV calibration.

Accommodation details El Arenosillo Atmospheric Sounding Station (INTA)

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Participants Registration

The organizers can invite up to 10 instruments with up to two operators per instrument. All participants are requested to contact the campaign coordinators and fill the registration forms (Annex 4).

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Technical Requirements

The instruments should be operative, equipped with tracker and tripods and preferably running by their usual operator.
History of the instrument (AVG Files), last calibration and recent observations (B files) must be available at the intercomparison. Updated technical aspects can be checked through www.rbcc-e.org

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Funding for instruments maintenance

Traveling, instrument transportation and accommodation costs should be covered by the participants. Financial support for participants may be available from WMO (developing countries).
Extra financial support for developing countries or countries with economies in transition may be available from WMO-GAW. In case of major repairs of the instruments the participants must directly order the service and agree fees with the Kipp & Zonen or IOS Company.

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Contact Information

Brewer Campaign Coordinator
Alberto Redondas
Meteorological State Agency – AEMET
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center – I-ARC
C/ La Marina, 20
38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
Tel: +34 922 574487
Fax: +34 922 574475
Email: aredondasm@aemet.es

Local Organizer
Dr Jose Manuel Vilaplana
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
Atmospheric Research and Instrumentation Branch Atmospheric Sounding Station “El Arenosillo”
Ctra. San Juan del Puerto – Matalascañas Km.33
21130 Mazagon, Huelva
Spain
Tel: +34 959 208858
Fax: +34 959 208857
Email: vilaplanagjm@inta.es

Members of the Organizing Committee

Dr. Emilio Cuevas (ecuevasa@aemet.es) Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, Director ( AEMET)
Dr. Manuel Gil (gilm@inta.es) Atmospheric Research and Instrumentation, Head (INTA)

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Accomodation Information

The following hotels are in Mazagón (the nearest village to INTA / El Arenosillo) and they offer a special price for INTA.

Hotel Albaida (***)
Telephone: +34 959 376029
FAX: +34 959 376108
E-mail: informacion@hotelalbaida.com
Double room for individual use: 65.97 €, breakfast + 1 meal included.
Hotel Martín Alonso Pinzón (***)
Telephone: +34 959 377825
+34 959 377835
Double room for individual use: 65 € including breakfast + one meal.
Hotel Martín Alonso Pinzón
Hotel Mazagonia (****)
Telephone: +34 959 377870
Mail: Info@mazagonia.es
Double room for individual use 65€, including breakfast.
Double room for individual use 81€, including breakfast + one meal.

There is a number of rooms booked for this campaign, so please, when booking, do not forget to mention in the subject of your e-mail “INTA Campaign”.
Please, contact Pilar Sanz (sanzcp@inta.es) for updated and accurate hotel information.