Trends of UV Radiation in Antarctica

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Germar Bernhard, Scott Stierle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: UV radiation; Antarctica; ozone hole; trends; calibration; spectral irradiance; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; Arrival Heights; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; South Pole; Antarc*; Sea ice; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11080795; https://doaj.org/article/a54ce739070b49dab4a33007a69c71b1

The success of the Montreal Protocol in curbing increases in harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Earth’s surface has recently been demonstrated. This study also provided evidence that the UV Index (UVI) measured by SUV-100 spectroradiometers at three Antarctic sites (South Pole, Arrival...