Uv irradiance and albedo at union glacier camp (antarctica): a case study

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Cordero, Raul R., Damiani, Alessandro, Ferrer, Jorge, Jorquera, Jose, Tobar, Mario, Labbe, Fernando, Carrasco, Jorge, Laroze, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
• Subjects: Ellsworth Mountains; South Pole; Union Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10533/197018; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090705

We report on the first spectral measurements of ultraviolet (UV) irradiance and the albedo at a Camp located in the southern Ellsworth Mountains on the broad expanse of Union Glacier (700 m altitude, 79 degrees 46' S; 82 degrees 52'W); about 1,000 km from the South Pole. The measurements w...