UV radiation and potential biological effects beneath the perennial ice cover of an antarctic lake

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 427, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 155-165

  Kepner Jr , R L ^a   Wharton Jr , R A ^b   Collier, R D ^c   Cockell, C S ^d   Jeffrey, W H ^e  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Western Nevada Community College   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic lakes; Attenuation; Biologically effective dose; Ice; Ultraviolet radiation; UV spectra

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ICE COVER; LAKE; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; SCANNING SPECTRORADIOMETRY; SEASONALITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 0034209866     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003915227163     Document Type: Article

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