Changes in biologically active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 5-19

  Madronich, S ^a   McKenzie, R L ^b   Bjorn L O ^c   Caldwell, M M ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action spectra; Aerosol; Amplification factor; Cloud cover; Ozone depletion; Radiation; Stratosphere; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOUD; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEASON; STRATOSPHERE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EARTH (PLANET); HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032436948     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00182-1     Document Type: Article

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