High levels of ultraviolet radiation observed by ground-based instruments below the 2011 Arctic ozone hole
Greatly increased levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation were observed at thirteen Arctic and sub-Arctic ground stations in the spring of 2011, when the ozone abundance in the Arctic stratosphere dropped to the lowest amounts on record. Measurements of the noontime UV Index (UVI) during the low-ozone...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-11-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/10573/2013/acp-13-10573-2013.pdf |