Influence of ice and snow covers on the UV exposure of terrestrial microbial communities: Dosimetric studies

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-32

  Cockell, Charles S ^a   Rettberg, Petra ^b   Horneck, Gerda ^b   Wynn Williams, David D ^a   Scherer, Kerstin ^b   Gugg Helminger, Anton ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c Gigahertz Optik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Bacillus subtilis; Dosimetry; Ice; Snow; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

DNA; ICE; OZONE; SNOW;

AGE; ALGA; ANTARCTICA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; LAKE; MELTING POINT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROFLORA; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THICKNESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; DNA; GREAT BRITAIN; ICE; KINETICS; SNOW; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ALGAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0036695079     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(02)00327-5     Document Type: Article

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