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Implications of recent total atmospheric ozone measurements for biologically active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface
Author(s) -
Madronich Sasha
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/91gl02954
Subject(s) - atmospheric sciences , ozone , environmental science , ozone depletion , latitude , ultraviolet radiation , ultraviolet , satellite , earth (classical element) , radiation , atmosphere (unit) , ozone layer , atmosphere of earth , astrobiology , meteorology , geology , physics , chemistry , astronomy , geodesy , optics , radiochemistry
Recent satellite measurements of total atmospheric ozone were analyzed to deduce the changes in biologically active ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the Earth's surface from 1979 to 1989. The calculated increases are on average substantially larger than earlier estimates, particularly at mid and high latitudes of both hemispheres.