RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Worldwide evaluation of ozone radiative forcing in the UV-B range between 1979 and 2014
A1 Mateos Villán, David
A1 Antón, Manuel
K1 Ozone
K1 Ozono
K1 Ultraviolet radiation
K1 Radiación ultravioleta
AB 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.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-4292
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52777
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52777
LA eng
NO Remote Sensing, 2020, vol. 12, n. 3, 436
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 30-nov-2024