Ozone and UV Research and Monitoring Activities in the Czech Republic

International aspects emphasized

Karel Vanicek

Czech Hydrometeorological InstituteMinistry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

The 7-th Meeting of Ozone Research Managers for the Vienna ConventionGeneva, 19-21 May, 20087ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMI

Observational ActivitiesMonitoring of Total Ozone7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMI

Observational ActivitiesMonitoring Vertical Profiles of Ozone The Upper Air Department of CHMIPrague Libus, since 1978ECC ozone sondes, Vaisala facility7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMI

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMIObservational ActivitiesMonitoring of UV Solar RadiationSpectral irradiances UV scansBrewer MK-III, Hradec Kralove, since 1994Erythemal UV irradiationUV-Biometers, 3 sites since 1995Yearly Sums of Erythemal UV irradiation Hradec Kralove1964-1994 modelled, 1965-2006 measured

Dissemination of Products

Ozone and UV public information systemDaily reports to media, web pages of CHMI, http://www.chmi.cz/meteo/ozon/UV_online.html 7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMI

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMIResearch and Development Projects in 2005-2008CANDIDOZ: Chemical and Dynamical Influences on Decadal Ozone Change. EC FP-5, 2002-2005ENV-CR: Maintenance of the Network for Monitoring of the Ozone Layer in Developing Countries Project of the Ministry for Environment of the Czech Republic, 2004-2006MATCH: International ozone sonde campaigns for the quantification of polar chemical ozone loss Multinational funding. Every winter/spring since 1998. COST-726: Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe. EC coordinated, 2004-2009SCOUT-O3: Stratospheric-Climate Links with Emphasis on the UTLS. EC FP-6, 2004-2009

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMIInternational Cooperation - GAWThe GAW Regional Dobson Calibration Centre Europe (RDCCE)Bilateral cooperation between MOHp Hohenpeissenberg and SOO Hradec Kralove, since 1999

The recent assisted activities DIC-Africa, Dahab 2004 DIC-Asia assistance to the RDCC-A, Tsukuba, 2007 Re-location of the Dobsons to Maun, Botswana, 2005 and Nairobi, Kenya, 2006 Maintenance of the Dobson web site: http://www.chmi.cz/meteo/ozon/dobsonweb/welcome.htm Absolute calibration of European and World Dobson references, Izana, Sep. 2008

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMICapacity BuildingMaintenance of the ozone network in developing countries Training, software and hardware tools, calibrations, re-evaluation Co-ordination with ENV/WMO and SAG-Ozone 26 stations in 17 countries assisted by missions in 1996-2007 Total costs ~ 120k USD by the Czech GovernmentInternational Cooperation - GAW

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMIInternational Cooperation EUGlobal Monitoring for Environment and Security Atmosphere Service (GMES-GAS) The GAS will provide information on atmospheric variables in support of EU policies, Services will cover air quality, climate change, stratospheric ozone and solar radiation

A long-term (decades) important source for ground and satellite ozone and UV observation systems in Europe and the surroundings Participation of Czech experts on definition of the Implementation Plan for the In-situ (ground) Ozone and UV monitoring system

7ORM, Geneva, 2008 K. Vanicek, CHMIRecommendations for the 7ORM Report Data QualityA technological workshop on re-evaluation of total ozone observations from stations identified by the the DQ Panel, 2007 should be organized by WMO and co-sponsored by MP Trust Fund. Programme of the workshop and scientific guidance to be provided by the SAG-Ozone. Capacity BuildingContributions donated to the MP Trust Fund and other supports provided to the Capacity Building by individual countries/agencies should be used for apriory specified actions. Priority should be given to realization of intercomparisons and calibration missions (DIC Africa 2008, Asia 2010, South America 2010), to relocation of unused instruments mainly to stations in the tropics and Central Asia and to data re-evaluation activities recommended by the SAG-Ozone