Summary
Abstract. Changes in stratospheric ozone have a direct impact on the solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels reaching the earth’s surface. A decrease in ozone leads to an increase in the biologically effective UVB radiation (280-315 nm) with potentially serious consequences for humans [Diffey, 2004] and other organisms [Lubin et al., 2004; Helbling et al., 2005]. Measurements of solar UVR in Antarctica provide an indicator of how great an effect the depletion of ozone has at the surface in a region known to have large variations in ozone. ARPANSA has been monitoring solar UVR at the edge of the Antarctic continent and on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island over many years to track these variations with time.
Authors:Henderson S. Gies P. Javorniczky J. Roy C. Ayton J. Watzl R. Lugg D.
Published in: 2006
Category 3: Conference paper
Program area: Human Biology and Medicine
Henderson S., Gies P., Javorniczky J., Roy C., Ayton J., Watzl R., Lugg D.
(2006)
Measurements of solar UVR at Australian Antarctic Stations,
Conference Proceedings of NIWA UV Workshop UV Radiation and it's Effects: an update (2006), Dunedin, NZ, 19-21 April 2006
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http://www.niwascience.co.nz/rc/atmos/uvconference/2006/papers;
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