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Mateos Villán, David Antón, Manuel 2022-04-05T06:56:29Z 2022-04-05T06:56:29Z 2020 Remote Sensing, 2020, vol. 12, n. 3, 436 2072-4292 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52777 10.3390/rs12030436 Producción Científica Ultraviolet (UV) radiation plays a key role in different planetary mechanisms, thus necessitating a worldwide analysis of this solar spectrum interval. This study offers a worldwide and long-term analysis of ozone radiative forcing (ORF) in the UV-B range between 1979 and 2014. The method uses monthly total ozone column (TOC) values obtained from the ERA-Interim reanalysis data collection and radiative transfer simulations. A global mean ORF of 0.011 Wm−2 is obtained, with marked differences between mid-latitude and tropical areas. The mid-latitude belts in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres exhibit the following statistically significant ORF trends between 1982 and 2014 with respect to pre-1980 values: 0.007 Wm−2 per decade in the 60–45°S belt and around 0.004 Wm−2 per decade in the 45–30°S and 45–60°N belts. The increase observed in the net UV-B radiation levels at the troposphere might have relevant photochemical effects that impact climate change. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (grant RTI2018-097864-B-I00) application/pdf eng MDPI info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ © 2020 The Authors Atribución 4.0 Internacional Ozone Ozono Ultraviolet radiation Radiación ultravioleta Worldwide evaluation of ozone radiative forcing in the UV-B range between 1979 and 2014 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/3/436/htm SI