Title of article :
Attenuation of biologically effective UV doses under overcast skies: a case study from the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
Author/Authors :
Chen، نويسنده , , Deliang and Wنngberg، نويسنده , , Sten-إke and Wulff، نويسنده , , Angela and Borne، نويسنده , , Katarina، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
10
From page :
2673
To page :
2682
Abstract :
This study deals attenuation of ultraviolet solar radiation measured during the SWEDARP 1997/1998 expedition in the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Experimental data were measured on board a ship and theoretical computation of radiative transfer has been applied. Focus has been placed on biologically effective UV-B doses using three commonly applied biological weighting functions based on: inhibition of carbon dioxide fixation (Science 258 (1992) 646); Generalized plant effects (Stratospheric Ozone Reduction, Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Plant Life 1986, Springer, Berlin) and DNA lesions (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 71 (1974) 3363). The ratio of measured dose to that under clear sky condition, calculated by a model, was defined as transmittance which was studied in relation to other information. Further, the interrelationship between the biologically effective UV doses and various broadband irradiance in the UV-A, UV-B and PAR was established. It shows that the UV-B doses based on the three weighting functions are closely linked to each other and their cloud transmittances are nearly the same. The biologically effective UV-B doses can be estimated with reasonable accuracy from the broadband irradiance in the UV-A, UV-B and PAR regions, with UV-B giving the best results. Univariate analysis between the transmittance and zenith angle, total cloud cover and cloud base height was performed. It is found that attenuation is almost independent of zenith angle. Transmission is reduced by 7.7% if the cloud cover is increased by one octa. The average transmittance of the UV-B doses is 0.40, indicating that clouds have played an important role in reducing the UV radiation.
Journal title :
Deep-sea research part II: Topical Studies in oceanography
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
Deep-sea research part II: Topical Studies in oceanography
Record number :
2313122
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