Who we are?
In November 2003 the WMO/GAW Regional Calibration Center for RA-VI region (RBCC-E) has been establish at the Observatory Izaña of AEMET, Canary Islands (IZO). RBCC-E owns a full calibration and reference-maintenace equipment composed by three Brewer spectroradiometers (The IZO Triad): a Regional Primary Reference (Brewer 157), a Regional Secondary Reference (Brewer 183) and a Regional Travelling Reference (Brewer 185).
Brewer inter-comparisons are held annually, alternating between Arosa in Switzerland and the El Arenosillo Sounding Station of the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) at Huelva in the south of Spain.
RBCC-E Programmed activities
THE XXI INTERCOMPARISON CAMPAIGN OF THE REGIONAL BREWER CALIBRATION CENTER-EUROPE
THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY OF SPAIN (AEMET) AND THE HEAD OF THE OZONE SECTION OF THE PHYSIKALISCH-METEOROLOGISCHES OBSERVATORIUM DAVOS, WORLD RADIATION CENTER, SWITZERLAND ANNOUNCE (1st ANNOUNCEMENT) THE …
RBCC-E Calibration Campaigns Reports
| Event | Description | Date | Calibration Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davos (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2024 | In preparation |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2023 | ARE2023 |
| Davos (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2022 | DAV2022 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2021 | ARE2021 |
| Davos (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2021 | DAV2021 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2019 | ARE2019 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2018 | ARO2018 |
| Izaña (Spain) | Langley - Intercomparison campaign | Autumn 2017 | IZO2017 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2017 | ARE2017 |
| Izaña (Spain) | Langley - Intercomparison campaign | Autumn 2016 | IZO2016 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2016 | DAV2016 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2015 | ARE2015 |
| Izaña (Spain) | Langley - Intercomparison campaign | Autumn 2014 | IZO2014 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2014 | ARO2014 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2013 | ARE2013 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2012 | ARO2012 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2011 | ARE2011 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2010 | ARO2010 |
| Arenosillo (Spain) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2009 | ARE2009 |
| Arosa (Switzerland) | Intercomparison Campaign | Summer 2008 | ARO2008 |