Empirical model for estimating daily erythemal UV radiation in the Central European region

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Hlavinka, Petr ^a   Trnka, Miroslav ^a   Semerádová, Daniela ^a   Žalud, Zdeněk ^a   Dubrovský, Martin ^b   Eitzinger, Josef ^c   Weihs, Philipp ^c   Simic, Stana ^c   Blumthaler, Mario ^d   Schreder, Joseph ^e  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c Institute for Meteorology/Geophysics   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e CMS Ing Dr Schreder GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; METEOROLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ARC-INFO; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; GIS; INTERNET; MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRIA; BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 34249785944     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0191     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. ALLEN, R.G., L.S. PEREIRA, D. RAES, M. SMITH, 1998: Crop evapotranspiration (guidelines for computing crop water requirements). - FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56, Rome, 300 pp.
2. AROLA, A., S. KALLISKOTA, P.N. DEN OUTER, K. EDVARDSEN, G. HANSEN, T. KOSKELA, T.J. MARTIN, J. MATTHUSEN, R. MEERKOETTER, P. PEETERS, G. SECKMEYER, P.C. SIMON, H. SLAPER, P. TAALAS, J. VERDEBOUT, 2002: Assessment of four methods to estimate surface UV radiation using satellite data, by comparison with ground measurements from four stations in Europe. - J. Geophys. Res. 107, ACL 11, 1-11.
3. BLUMTHALER, M., 2004: Quality assurance and quality control methodologies within the Austrian UV monitoring network. - Rad. Prot. Dos. 111, 359-362.
4. BLUMTHALER, M., W. AMBACH, R. ELLINGER, 1997: Increase of solar UV radiation with altitude. - J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 39, 130-134.
5. BRÁZDIL R., J., ŠTĚKL, 1999: Climatic patterns of Mt. Milešovka. - Academia, Prague, 433 pp.
6. BURROWS, W.R., 1996: CART Regression Models for Predicting UV Radiation at Ground in the Presence of Cloud and Other Environmental Factors. - J. Appl. Meteor. 36, 531-544.
7. CALDWELL, M.M., C.L. BALLARÉ, J.F. BORNMAN, S.D. FLINT, L.O. BJÖRN, A.H. TERAMURA, G. KULANDAIVELU, M. TEVINI, 2003: Terrestrial ecosystems, increased solar ultraviolet radiation and interactions with other climatic change factors. - Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2, 29-38.
8. CAÑADA, J., G. PEDROS, J.V. BOSCA, 2003: Relationship between UV (0.290-0.385 m) and broad band solar radiation hourly values in Valencia and Córdoba, Spain. - Energy 28, 199-217.
9. DAVIES, J.A., D.C. MCKAY, 1989: Evaluation of selected models for estimating solar radiation on horizontal surfaces. - Solar Energy 43, 153-168.
10. DIFFEY, B.L., 1998: Ultraviolet Radiation and Human Health. - Clinics in Dermatology 16, 83-89.
11. DIFFEY, B.L., 2002: Sources and measurement of ultraviolet radiation. Methods 28, 4-13.
12. DUBROVSKÝ, M., 2000a: Analysis of UV-B irradiances, measured simultaneously at two stations in the Czech Republic. - J. Geophys. Res. 105, 4907-4913.
13. DUBROVSKÝ, M., 2000b: Variability of daily and annual cycles of mean erythemal solar irradiance related to total ozone variability. - In: ZEREFOS, C.S. et al. (Eds.): Chemistry and Radiation Changes in the Ozone Layer, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 179-186.
14. FLINT, D.S., R.J. RYEL, M.M. CALDWELL, 2003: Ecosystem UV-B experiments in terrestrial communities: a review of recent findings and methodologies. - Agric. Forest Meteor. 120, 177-189.
15. FORSTER, P.M., K.P. SHINE, A.R. WEBB, 1993: Comparison of radiation schemes for calculating UV radiation - Atmospheric Radiation, Int. Soc. for Photoopt. Instrum. Eng. SPIE 2049, Redondo, Beach, Calif.
16. FOYO-MORENO, I., I. ALADOS, F.J. OLMO, J. VIDA, L. ALADOS-ARBOLEDAS, 2001: On the use of a cloud modification factor for solar UV (290-385nm) spectral range. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 68, 41-50.
17. GRUIJL, F.R., 1999: Skin Cancer and Solar UV Radiation.- European Journal of Cancer 35, 2003-2009.
18. HEISLER, G.M., R.H. GRANT, W. GAO, J.R. SLUSSER, 2003: Ultraviolet radiation and its impacts on agriculture and forests. - Agric. Forest Meteor. 120, 3-7.
19. HLAVINKA, P., M. TRNKA, Z. ZALUD, J. EITZINGER, P. WEIHS, S. SIMIC, 2005: Using of global solar radiation for UV-B estimation. - 3th International Poster Day: Transport of Water, Chemicals and Energy in the System Soil-Crop Canopy-Atmosphere, Bratislava 2005, CD ROM ISBN 80-85754-13-4.
20. JANOUCH, M., 1994: Ultraviolet radiation increase as a result of changes in the ozone layer. - Meteor. Bull. 47, 1-6.
21. KRZYŚCIN J.W., K. EERME, M. JANOUCH, 2004: Longterm variations of the UV-B radiation over Central Europe as derived from the reconstructed UV timeseries. - Annales Geophysicae 22, 1473-1485.
22. KALVOVÁ, J., M. DUBROVSKÝ, 1995: Assessment of the limits between which daily average values of total ozon can normally vary. - Meteor. Bull. 48, 9-17.
23. MAYER, B., A. KYLLING, 2005: Technical Note: The lib-Radtran software package for radiative transfer calculations. - Description and examples of use. - Atmos. Chem. Phys. 5, 1855-1877. McKINLAY, A.F., B.L. DIFFEY, 1987: A reference action spectrum for ultraviolet induced erythema in human skin.- In: PASSCHIER, W.F., B.F.M. BOSNAJAKOVIC (Eds.): Human Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation: Risks and Regulations, Elsevier, New York, 83-87.
24. NÉMETH, P., Z. TÓTH, Z. NAGY, 1996: Effect of weather conditions on UV-B radiation reaching the earth's surface. - J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 32, 177-181.
25. PAUL, N.D., D. GWYNN-JONES, 2003: Ecological roles of solar UV radiation: towards an integrated approach. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18, 48-55.
26. PFEIFER, M., P. KOEPKE, J. REUDER, 2006: Effects of altitude and aerosol on UV radiation. - J. Geophys. Res. D01203, Doi:10.1029/ 2005JD006444.
27. PRESCOTT, J.A., 1940: Evaporation from a water surface in relation to solar radiation. - Trans. R. Soc. South Australia 64, 114-118.
28. RODERICK, M.L., 1999: Estimating the diffuse component from daily and monthly measurements of global radiation. - Agric. Forest Meteor. 95, 169-185.
29. SCHWANDER, H., P. KOEPKE, A. RUGGABER, 1997: Uncertainties in modeled UV irradiances due to limited accuracy and availability of input data. - J. Geophys. Res. 102(D8), 9419-9429.
30. SCHMALWIESER, A.W., G. SCHAUBERGER, M. JANOUCH, 2003a: Temporal and spatial variability of total ozone content over Central Europe: analysis in respect to the biological effect on plants. - Agric. Forest. Meteor. 120, 9-26.
31. SCHMALWIESER, A.W., G. SCHAUBERGER, P. WEIHS, R. STUBI, M. JANOUCH, G.J.R. COETZEE, S. SIMIC, 2003b: Preprocessing of total ozone content as an input parameter to UV Index forecast calculations. - J. Geophys. Res. 108(D6), 4176-4190.
32. TREPTE, S., P. WINKLER, 2004: Reconstruction of erythemal UV irradiance and dose at Hohenpeissenberg (1968-2001) considering trends of total ozone, cloudiness and turbidity. - Theor. Appl. Climatol. 77, 159-171.
33. TRNKA, M., Z. ŽALUD, J. EITZINGER, M. DUBROVSKÝ, 2005: Quantification of uncertainties introduced by selected methods for daily global solar radion estimation. - Agric. For. Meteor. 131, 54-76.
34. VANICEK, K., 2006: Differences between ground Dobson, Brewer and satellite TOMS-8, GOME-WFDOAS total ozone observations at Hradec Kralove, Czech. - Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 6, 5839-5865.
35. WEIHS, P., A.R. WEBB, 1997: Accuracy of spectral UV model calculations 1. Consideration of uncertainties in input parameters. - J. Geophys. Res. 102(D 1), 1541-1550.
36. WMO, 2003: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002. - World Meteorological Organization, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project No. 47, Geneva, 498 pp.