Ultraviolet Observations - TO2015 Pan and Parapan American Games
Four ground-based radiometers (ultraviolet radiation instruments) were deployed in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area in support of the Games. They reported minute-by-minute observations of the ultraviolet (UV) component of sun exposure as defined by the Global Solar UV Index (UVI). The ultraviolet index or UV Index is an international standard measurement of the strength of sunburn-producing UV radiation at a particular place and time.
The readings from these sensors were used to inform the operational forecast program, particularly to provide data for validation of the UV index forecasts from the Environment and Climate Change Canada numerical modelling system.
All data in these datasets are essentially ‘raw’, having undergone only minimal automated Quality Control (QC). The user is referred to an additional Instrumentation Metadata XLS file posted with the Datasets that describes specific data issues that the users must be aware of before using the datasets.
Basic view
Metadata Record Information
- File Identifier
- d7b54e58-6360-41f5-800f-62a137f0fefa XML
- Date Stamp
- 2021-05-14T16:36:30
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eng; CAN
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- Dataset
http://ec.gc.ca
Data identification
- Date (Publication)
- 2016-06-30
- Date (Creation)
- 2015-08-31
- Status
- Completed
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
Keywords
- Theme
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TO2015, 2015 Games, 2015, Pan Am, Parapan Am, Ontario, Southern Ontario, Environment Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, MSC, Meteorological Service of Canada, atmospheric monitoring, UV, ultraviolet, radiation, meteorology, weather, weather observations, technology, science, research, raw data, UV index, meteorology, weather, minutely data, UVA, UVE
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Atmosphere
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Meteorological data
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Weather and Climate
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Business Functions
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Provide Weather Information Products and Services
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Monitor Weather Parameters and Manage Data
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Geography
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Ontario (ON)
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external.theme.EC_Branch
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Meteorological Service of Canada
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external.theme.EC_Directorate
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Weather and Environmental Monitoring
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external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
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2.1.1. Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings
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external.theme.GC_Security_Level
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Unclassified
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )
- Access Constraints
- License
- Use Constraints
- License
- Begin Date
- 2015-05-12
- End Date
- 2015-08-31
Extent
Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG / 4326 /
Distribution
Distribution Formats
- Distribution format
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CSV
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unknown
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CSV
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unknown
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http://ec.gc.ca