Concept information
Preferred term
USDA/UVB
Definition
- The USDA UV-B Monitoring and Research Program is a program of the US Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES). The program was initiated in 1992, through a grant to Colorado State University, to provide information on the geographical distribution and temporal trends of UVB (ultraviolet -B) radiation in the United States. This information is critical to the assessment of the potential impacts of increasing ultraviolet radiation levels on agricultural crops and forests. This program provides: 1. information to the agricultural community and others about the climatological and geographical distribution of UVB irradiance; 2. basic information necessary to support evaluations of the potential damage effects of UVB to agricultural crops and forests; 3. ground truth for satellite measurements and basic information for radiation transfer model calculations; 4. long-term records of UVB irradiance necessary to assess trends; Contact Information: Dr. James R. Slusser, Program Director Phone: (970) 491-3623 E-mail: sluss@uvb.nrel.colostate.edu Mailing Address: USDA UVB Radiation Monitoring Program Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Website: "http://uvb.nrel.colostate.edu/UVB/home_page.html" [Summary provided by Colorado State University] (en)
Broader concept
- S - U (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b7b0a13b-d1e9-4b81-b81b-7ba0579ec815
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