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Total solar radiation and the influence of clouds and aerosols on the biologically effective UV
Author(s) -
Bordewijk J. A.,
Slaper H.,
Reinen H. A. J. M.,
Schlamann E.
Publication year - 1995
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 - 10.1029/95gl01506
Subject(s) - attenuation , radiation , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , meteorology , physics , optics , geology
Since clouds and aerosols contribute substantially to the attenuation of biologically effective UV at ground level it is important to consider their role in studies on UV climatology on earth. We describe a method to quantify this attenuation using spectral measurements of UV radiation at ground level and measurements of total solar radiation. The analysis presented gives a very good indication for a non‐linear relation between the attenuation of biologically effective UV on the one hand and total solar radiation on the other. An UV‐climatology can be calculated using the relations found.