High levels of ultraviolet radiation observed by ground-based instruments below the 2011 Arctic ozone hole

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 10573-10590

  Bernhard, G ^a   Dahlback, A ^b   Fioletov, V ^c   Heikkila A ^d   Johnsen, B ^e   Koskela, T ^d   Lakkala, K ^d   Svendby, T ^f  

^a BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; CANADA; GREENLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84887120318     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-10573-2013     Document Type: Article

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