Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 434-441

  Williamson, Craig E ^a   Zepp, Richard G ^b   Lucas, Robyn M ^c,d   Madronich, Sasha ^e   Austin, Amy T ^f   Ballaré, Carlos L ^f   Norval, Mary ^g   Sulzberger, Barbara ^h   Bais, Alkiviadis F ⁱ   McKenzie, Richard L ^j   Robinson, Sharon A ^k   Häder, Donat P ^l   Paul, Nigel D ^m   Bornman, Janet F ⁿ  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^h SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

ⁱ ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^l Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University ^*  (Germany)

^m LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; MONTREAL PROTOCOL; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84901618986     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2225     Document Type: Article

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