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ERYTHEMAL UV‐B IRRADIANCE (ROBERTSON‐BERGER SUNBURN METER DATA) UNDER OZONE DEFICIENCIES IN WINTER/SPRING 1993
Author(s) -
Blumthaler Mario,
Ambach Walter,
Silbernagl Roland,
Staehelin Johannes
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1994.tb09672.x
Subject(s) - sunburn , irradiance , spring (device) , environmental science , ozone , atmospheric sciences , range (aeronautics) , standard deviation , meteorology , geography , mathematics , statistics , medicine , geology , mechanical engineering , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , dermatology , engineering , composite material
Robertson‐Berger sunburn meter data recorded from August 1992 to May 1993 (Innsbruck, 577 m above sea level, Austria) were compared with measurements taken in previous years. In February and March 1993 instantaneous values on clear days were found to be higher by up to 37% than those registered in previous years (1986–1988). However, in winter/spring 1993 daily totals for all days, averaged over 7 days, were within the range of standard deviation of the previous years (1981–1988). Therefore the cumulative UV‐B exposure of the ecosystem is within the general range of variability even under the record low ozone values in winter/spring 1993, while single peak doses were enhanced significantly.