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On the relationship between total ozone and solar ultraviolet radiation at St. Petersburg, Russia
Author(s) -
Varotsos C.,
Kondratyev K. Ya.,
Katsikis S.
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 - 10.1029/95gl03172
Subject(s) - total ozone mapping spectrometer , ozone , atmospheric sciences , irradiance , environmental science , ultraviolet , solar irradiance , satellite , ozone layer , ultraviolet radiation , meteorology , sunlight , physics , astronomy , chemistry , optics , radiochemistry
Daily total ozone observations made with the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) flown on the satellite Nimbus‐7 during 1978–1992, have been used in order to investigate the increase in the daily broad‐band and spectral solar ultraviolet radiation reaching the ground through a recently developed parametric model. Total ozone reductions of 3.0% during summer time and 11% during winter time per decade, at St. Petersburg (60°N, 30°E), Russia, cause an increase in erythematically active ultraviolet irradiance of at least 7% and 22%, respectively.