Europe's darker atmosphere in the UV-B.

@article{Seckmeyer2008EuropesDA,
  title={Europe's darker atmosphere in the UV-B.},
  author={Gunther Seckmeyer and Merle Glandorf and Cordula Wichers and Richard L McKenzie and Diamantino V. Henriques and Fernanda Carvalho and Ann R. Webb and Anna Maria Siani and Alkiviadis F. Bais and Berit Kjeldstad and Colette Brogniez and Peter W. Werle and Tapani Koskela and Kaisa Lakkala and Julian Gr{\"o}bner and Harry Slaper and Peter Jacobus Denouter and Uwe Feister},
  journal={Photochemical \& photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology},
  year={2008},
  volume={7 8},
  pages={
          925-30
        }
}
  • G. Seckmeyer, Merle Glandorf, +15 authors U. Feister
  • Published 31 July 2008
  • Environmental Science
  • Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology
Irradiation in the ultraviolet wavelength range is found to be up to 50% lower in the European summer compared to sites with comparable latitudes in New Zealand. We have developed a method to quantitatively attribute the causes for such differences between sites by analysis of spectra. We conclude that these large differences are caused mainly by differences in total ozone, cloudiness, aerosol loading and Sun-Earth separation. The relative contribution of clouds varies from year to year and it… 
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