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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8351-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8351-2020
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Research article
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17 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 17 Jul 2020
| 17 Jul 2020
Global distribution and 14-year changes in erythemal irradiance, UV atmospheric transmission, and total column ozone for2005–2018 estimated from OMI and EPIC observations
University of Maryland Baltimore County JCET, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alexander Cede
SciGlob Instruments and Services, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
Liang Huang
Science Systems and Applications, Lanham, Maryland, USA
Jerald Ziemke
Morgan State University, GESTAR, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Omar Torres
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 614, USA
Nickolay Krotkov
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 614, USA
Matthew Kowalewski
SciGlob Instruments and Services, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
Karin Blank
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 614, USA
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- Comparison of satellite and ground-based measurements of erythemal dose from two tropical sites: Belo Horizonte (20° S, 44° W, 858 m) and Saint-Denis La Reunion (21° S, 55° E, 85 m) A. Silva 10.1007/s00704-024-05030-5
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- Reactive Oxygen Species in Rice Fields: A Review of Generation Mechanisms, Influencing Factors and their Environmental Impacts Y. Yu et al. 10.1007/s11270-025-08646-z
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Short summary
The amount of erythemal irradiance reaching the Earth's surface has been calculated from ozone, aerosol, and reflectivity data obtained from OMI and DSCOVR/EPIC satellite instruments showing areas with high levels of solar UV radiation. Changes in erythemal irradiance, cloud transmission, aerosol transmission, and ozone absorption have been estimated for 14 years 2005–2018 in units of percent per year for 191 locations, mostly large cities, and from EPIC for the entire illuminated Earth.
The amount of erythemal irradiance reaching the Earth's surface has been calculated from ozone,...
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