The link between springtime total ozone and summer UV radiation in Northern Hemisphere extratropics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8649-8661

  Karpechko, A Yu ^a   Backman, L ^a   Tholix L ^a   Ialongo, I ^a   Andersson, M ^a   Fioletov, V ^b   Heikkila A ^a   Johnsen, B ^c   Koskela, T ^a   Kyrola E ^a   Lakkala, K ^a   Myhre, C L ^d   Rex, M ^e   Sofieva, V F ^a   Tamminen, J ^a   Wohltmann, I ^e  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic ozone loss 2011; chemistry transport models; seasonal forecasts; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; FORECASTING; MODELS; OZONE LAYER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCTIC OZONE LOSS; CHEMISTRY TRANSPORT MODEL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OZONE DEPLETION; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SEASONAL FORECASTS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE;

OZONE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATOLOGY; FORECASTING METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84884127045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50601     Document Type: Article

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