Exposure of arctic field scientists to ultraviolet radiation evaluated using personal dosimeters

• Main Authors: Cockell, Charles S., Scherer, Kerstin, Horneck, Gerda, Rettberg, Petra, Facius, Rainer, Gugg-Helminger, Anton, Driscoll, Colin, Lee, Pascal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Arctic; Devon Island; polar desert
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/3142/

During July 2000 we used an electronic personal dosimeter (X-2000) and a biological dosimeter (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt: Biofilm) to characterize the UV radiation exposure of arctic field scientists involved in biological and geological fieldwork. These personnel were working at the...