Biologically relevant radiation has been recorded since February 1997 using a Bentham spectroradiometer at Rothera. The Bentham spectroradiometer is sited on the roof of the Bonner Laboratory at Rothera. It measures spectral global irradiance between 280 and 600 nm (wavelengths from below UV-B to the middle of the visible range) with a step size of 0.5 nm and a resolution of 1 nm. Scans are recorded at various time intervals depending on the time of day and season peaking at every 30 minutes while the sun is above the horizon from the beginning of September until the end of April. These scans can be used to measure the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth''s surface at Rothera. It provides particularly useful background data for studies on the effects of increased UV-B, due to the ozone hole, on the plants and microbes in regions around Rothera.

This dataset consists of the unprocessed radiance measurements downloaded directly from the unmanned aerial system imaging platform used to image the ice sheet surface near UPE_U in the north-west of the Greenland Ice Sheet, along with captures of reflectance panels and sensor calibration parameters which enable these imagery to be transformed to reflectance measurements. Funding was provided by the NERC standard grant NE/M021025/1.

This dataset consists of the unprocessed radiance measurements downloaded directly from the unmanned aerial system imaging platform used to image the ice sheet surface at S6 on the south-west Greenland K-transect during July 2017, along with captures of reflectance panels and sensor calibration parameters which enable these imagery to be transformed to reflectance measurements. Funding was provided by the NERC standard grant NE/M021025/1.

Meteorological variables (wind speed, air temperature and wind direction) were collected using two wind towers. Photogrammetric data were collected using a pole-mounted digital camera and DJI Phantom 3 UAV. Sites were Storglaciaren and Sydostra Kaskasatjakkaglaciaren, both in the Tarfala Valley in Arctic Sweden. Fieldwork was carried out between the 8th and 20th of July 2017, by Mark Smith, Duncan Quincey and Jonathan Carrivick. Wind towers recorded data continuously for the study period, and photogrammetric data were collected from each site on alternate days. Data from both sources were used to estimate glacier aerodynamic roughness (z0) for a method comparison. Funding was provided by NERC DTP grant NE/L002574/1