UV index climatology over the United States and Canada from ground-based and satellite estimates

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Fioletov, Vitali E ^a   Kimlin, M G ^b   Krotkov, N ^c   McArthur, L J B ^a   Kerr, J B ^a   Wardle, D I ^a   Herman, J R ^d   Meltzer, R ^b   Mathews, T W ^a   Kaurola, J ^e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brewer; Climatology; Ozone; Pyranometer; TOMS; UV index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; INDEX METHOD; OZONE; REFLECTIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20044365984     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004820     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Arola, A., J. Kaurola, L. Koskinen, A. Tanskanen, T. Tikkanen, P. Taalas, J. R. Herman, N. Krotkov, and V. Fioletov (2003), A new approach to estimating the albedo for snow-covered surfaces in the satellite UV method, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D17), 4531, doi:10.1029/ 2003JD003492.
2. 2, and clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5199-5204.
3. Bodeker, G. E., and R. L. McKenzie (1996), An algorithm for inferring surface UV irradiance including cloud effects, J. Appl. Meteorol., 35 1860-1877.
4. Bodeker, G., J. Burrowes, R. Scott-Weekly, S. E. Nichol, and R. L. McKenzie (2002), A UV atlas for New Zealand, in UV Radiation and its Effects, R. Soc. of N. Z., Wellington.
5. Bordewijk, J. A., H. Slaper, H. A. M. Reinen, and E. Schlamann (1995), Total solar radiation and the influence of clouds and aerosol on the biologically effective UV, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2151-2154.
6. Burrows, W. R., M. Vallee, D. I. Wardle, J. B. Kerr, L. J. Wilson, and D. W. Tarasick (1994), The Canadian operational procedure for forecasting total ozone and UV radiation, Meteorol. Appl., 1, 247-265.
7. Cede, A., E. Luccini, L. Nunez, R. D. Piacentini, M. Blumthaler, and J. R. Herman (2004), TOMS-derived erythemal irradiance versus measurements at the stations of the Argentine UV Monitoring Network, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D08109, doi:10.1029/2004JD004519.
8. DeFries, R., M. Hansen, J. R. G. Townshend, A. C. Janetos, and T. R. Loveland (2000), A new global 1 km data set of percent tree cover derived from remote sensing, Global Change Biol., 6, 247-254.
9. Diaz, S., D. Nelson, G. Defarrari, and C. Camilión (2003), A model to extend spectral and multiwavelength UV irradiances time series: Model development and validation, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D4), 4150, doi:10.1029/2002JD002134.
10. Feister, U., E. Jakel, and K. Geridee (2002), Parameterization of daily solar global ultraviolet radiation, Photochem. Photobiol., 76(3), 281-293.
11. Fioletov, V. E., L. J. B. McArthur, J. B. Kerr, and D. I. Wardle (2001), Long-term variations of UV-B irradiance over Canada estimated from Brewer observations and derived from ozone and pyranometer measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,009-23,028.
12. Fioletov, V. E., J. B. Kerr, D. I. Wardle, N. A. Kyotkov, and J. R. Herman (2002), Comparison of Brewer UV irradiance measurements with TOMS satellite retrievals, Opt. Eng., 41(12), 3051-3061.
13. Fioletov, V. E., J. B. Kerr, L. J. B. McArthur, D. I. Wardle, and T. W. Mathews (2003), Estimating UV index climatology over Canada, J. Appl. Meteorol., 42, 417-433.
14. Herman, J. R., and E. Celarier (1997), Earth surface reflectivity climatology at 340-380 nm from TOMS data, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 28,003-28,011.
15. Herman, J. R., P. K. Bhartia, J. Ziemke, Z. Ahmad, and D. Larko (1996), UV-B radiation increases (1979-1992) from decreases in total ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2117-2120.
16. Herman, J. R., N. Krotkov, E. Celarier, D. Larko, and G. Labow (1999), Distribution of UV radiation at the Earth's surface from TOMS-measured UV-backscattered radiances, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 12,059-12,076.
17. Holben, B. N., et al. (2001), An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol optical depth from AERONET, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12,067-12,097.
18. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2001), Climate Change 2001: The Scientitic Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, edited by J. T. Houghton et al., 881 pp., Cambridge Univ. Press, New York.
19. Josefsson, W., and T. Landelius (2000), Effect of clouds on UV irradiance: As estimated from cloud amount, cloud type, precipitation, global radiation, and sunshine duration, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 4927-4935.
20. Kaurola, J., P. Taalas, T. Koskela, B. Janusz, and J. Weine (2000), Longterm variations of UV-B doses at three stations in northern Europe, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 20,813-20,820.
21. Kerr, J. B., C. T. McElroy, D. W. Tarasick, and D. I. Wardle (1994), The Canadian Ozone Watch and UV-B Advisory programs, Ozone in Troposphere and Stratosphere, NASA Conf. Publ., 3266, 794-797.
22. Kerr, J. B., et al. (2003), Surface ultraviolet radiation: Past and future, in Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project, Rep. 47, World Meteorol. Organ., Geneva.
23. Kimlin, M. G., T. E. Taylor, J. Herman, J. E. Rives, B. Cannon, and R. S. Meltzer (2003), Spectrally resolved comparison of TOMS estimates of surface UV irradiance with those of ground based measurements at time of overpass, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 4896, 70-78.
24. Krotkov, N. A., P. K. Bhartia, J. R. Herman, V. Fioletov, and J. Kerr (1998), Satellite estimation of spectral surface UV irradiance in the presence of tropospheric aerosols: 1. Cloud-free case, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 8779-8793.
25. Krotkov, N. A., J. R. Herman, P. K. Bhartia, V. Fioletov, and Z. Ahmad (2001), Satellite estimation of spectral surface UV irradiance: 2. Effects of homogeneous clouds and snow, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 11,743-11,759.
26. Krotkov, N. A., J. R. Herman, P. K. Bhartia, C. Seftor, A. Arola, J. Kaurola, L. Koskinen, S. Kalliskota, P. Taalas, and I. Geogdzhaev (2002), Version 2 TOMS UV algorithm: Problems and enhancements, Opt. Eng., 41(12), 3028-3039.
27. Lakkala, K., E. Kyrö, and T. Turunen (2003), Spectral UV measurements at Sodankylä during 1990-2001, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D19), 4621, doi:10.1029/2002JD003300.
28. Lindfors, A. V., A. Arola, J. Kaurola, P. Taalas, and T. Svenøe (2003), Long-term erythemal UV doses at Sodankylä estimated using total ozone, sunshine duration, and snow depth, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D16), 4518, doi:10.1029/2002JD003325.
29. Long, C. S. (2003), UV index forecasting practices around the world, Stratos. Proc. Role Clim. Newsl., 21, 20-23.
30. Lubin, D., E. H. Jensen, and H. P. Gies (1998), Global surface ultraviolet radiation climatology from TOMS and ERBE data, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 26,061-26,091.
31. McArthur, L. J. B., V. E. Fioletov, J. B. Kerr, C. T. McElroy, and D. I. Wardle (1999), Derivation of UV-A irradiance from pyranometer measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 30,139-30,151.
32. McKenzie, R., B. Connor, and G. Bodeker (1999), Increased summertime UV radiation in New Zealand in response to ozone loss, Science, 285, 1709-1711.
33. McKenzie, R., G. Seckmeyer, A. Bias, J. Kerr, and S. Madronich (2001), Satellite-retrievals of erythemal UV dose compared with ground-based measurements at northern and southern midaltitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 24,051-24,062.
34. McKinlay, A. F., and B. L. Diffey (1987), A reference action spectrum for ultraviolet induced erythemal in human skin, in Human Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation: Risks and Regulations, edited by W. R. Passchler and B. F. M. Bosnajakovic, pp. 83-87, Elsevier Sci., New York.
35. National Solar Radiation Data Base (1992), User's Manual (1961-1990) Natl. Clim. Data Cent., Asheville, N. C.
36. Romanov, P., D. Tarpley, G. Gutman, and T. Carroll (2003), Mapping and monitoring of the snow cover fraction over North America, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D16), 8619, doi:10.1029/2002JD003142.
37. Sabburg, J., J. E. Rives, R. S. Meltzer, T. Taylor, G. Schmalzle, S. Zheng, N. Huang, A. Wilson, and P. M. Udelhofen (2002), Comparisons of corrected daily integrated erythemal UVR data from the U.S. EPA/UGA network of Brewer spectroradiometers with model and TOMS-inferred data, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D23), 4676, doi:10.1029/2001JD001565.
38. Sabziparvar, A. A., K. P. Shine, and P. M. de F. Forster (1999), A model-derived global climatology of ultraviolet irradiation at the Earth's surface, Photochem. Photobiol., 69(2), 193-202.
39. Seckmeyer, G., et al. (1995), Geographical differences in the UV measured by intercompared spectroradiometers, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22 1889-1892.
40. Shepard, D. (1968), A two-dimensional interpolation function for irregularly-spaced data, in Proceedings of the 1968 23rd ACM National Conference, Assoc for Comput. Mach. Press, New York.
41. Tanskanen, A., A.. Arola, and J. Kujanpää (2003), Use of the moving time-window technique to determine surface albedo from the TOMS reflectivity data, in Ultraviolet Ground- and Space-Based Measurements, Models, and Effects II, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 4896, 239-250.
42. Tarasick, D. W., V. E. Fioletov, D. I. Wardle, J. B. Kerr, L. J. B. McArthur, and C. A. McLinden (2003), Climatology and trends of surface UV radiation (survey article), Atmos. Ocean, 41, 121-138.
43. Weatherhead, E., et al. (2001), Temperature dependence of the Brewer ultraviolet data, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 34,121-34,129.
44. World Health Organization (2002), Global solar UV index, A practical guide, WHO/SDE/OEH/02.2, Geneva, Switzerland.
45. Zerefos, C. S., D. S. ,Balis, A. F. Bais, D. Gillotay, P. S. Simon, B. Mayer, and G. Seckmeyer (1997), Variability of UV-B at four stations in Europe, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 1363-1366.