Total ozone and solar ultraviolet radiation, as derived from satellite and ground-based instrumentation at Dundee, Scotland

Daily ozone measurements from satellite sensor data (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TOMS) over Dundee, Scotland (56.5 N, 3 W) during 1986-1992 with daily broad-band measurements of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the ground deduced from ground-based instrumentation were used to investiga...

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Published in:International journal of remote sensing 1998-11, Vol.19 (17), p.3301-3305
Main Author: VAROTSOS, C. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied geophysics
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Internal geophysics
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Summary:Daily ozone measurements from satellite sensor data (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TOMS) over Dundee, Scotland (56.5 N, 3 W) during 1986-1992 with daily broad-band measurements of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the ground deduced from ground-based instrumentation were used to investigate their correlation. The erythemally active UV radiation showed an increase of 35% during 1986-1992 while the total ozone amount showed a decrease of 10% during the same period. Furthermore, the ratio of the increase of UV radiation to the decrease in ozone concentration was maximum in July, showing that a small percentage decrease in total ozone during summer leads to a large percentage increase in solar UV radiation reaching the ground.
ISSN:0143-1161
1366-5901
DOI:10.1080/014311698213984