Calculations of increased solar UV fluxes and DUV doses due to stratospheric-ozone depletions

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5429569· OSTI ID:5429569

Zardecki, A.; Gerstl, S. A.W.

Accurate radiative transfer calculations are performed in the middle ultraviolet spectral region for aerosol-loaded atmospheres with the goal of determining the solar irradiance at the ground and quantifying the irradiance perturbations due to the presence of aerosols and various ozone depletions. The extent of the increase of UV-B radiation as a function of wave-length and solar zenith angle is calculated for five model atmospheres. In addition, the damaging ultraviolet dose rates and radiation amplification factors are evaluated at different latitudes and seasons for erythemal and DNA action spectra.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5429569
• Report Number(s): LA-9233-MS; ON: DE82009996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DOSES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
LATITUDE EFFECT
MIXING
OZONE
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATIONS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SOLAR FLUX
SOLS
SPECTRA
STRATOSPHERE
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
VARIATIONS