Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7739-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7739-2018
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01 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 01 Jun 2018

Comparison of the optical depth of total ozone and atmospheric aerosols in Poprad-Gánovce, Slovakia

Peter Hrabčák

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The paper presents results of a Brewer MKIV optical depth measurements from 1994 to 2016. The optical depth values were determined for the wavelengths of 306.3, 310, 313.5, 316.8 and 320 nm. The Langley plot method was applied to calculate the aerosols optical depth. A statistically significant decrease in the total optical depth of the atmosphere was observed with all examined wavelengths. Its root cause is the statistically significant decline in the optical depth of aerosols.
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