Open AccessStratospheric ozone fluctuation and ultraviolet radiation over Serbia
Author(s) -
Jugoslav Nikolić,
Vladan Ducić,
Nataša Martić-Bursać
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nuclear technology and radiation protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1452-8185
pISSN - 1451-3994
DOI - 10.2298/ntrp1102119n
Subject(s) - ozone layer , ozone , atmospheric sciences , ozone depletion , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , volcano , ultraviolet , ultraviolet radiation , radiation , meteorology , geology , physics , chemistry , optics , seismology , radiochemistry
Increased ultraviolet radiation potentially detrimental to health is a direct effect of the reduced ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. Stratospheric ozone over the territory of Serbia and immediate surrounding depleted in the considered period of 1979-2008; its amount reduced by 7.6%. Solar and volcanic activities have significant effect on the interannual variability of the stratospheric ozone. Ozone layer over Serbia is 13.8% thicker than the planetary layer, with the ozone hole forming once in five years on average without serious health implications