The Montreal Protocol is working, but it will take several decades for ozone to return to 1980
levels. The atmospheric concentrations of ozone depleting substances are decreasing, and …

The UV Index was introduced in Canada in 1992 in response to growing concerns about the
potential increase of ultraviolet (UV) radiation due to ozone depletion. The index was …

Abstract In October 2017, the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) mission was launched, carrying the
TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), which provides a daily global coverage at …

Zonal average ultraviolet irradiance (flux ultraviolet, FUV) reaching the Earth's surface has
significantly increased since 1979 at all latitudes except the equatorial zone. Changes are …

The Sun has played a major role in the development of life on Earth. In Western culture,
people are warned against Sun exposure because of its adverse effects: erythema …

In annual grasslands that experience a mediterranean-type climate, the synchrony between
plant senescence and peak solar radiation over summer results in high litter sun exposure …

One of the main concerns regarding a decrease in stratospheric ozone is the consequential
increasein the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches the lower atmosphere and …

The Dutch‐Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on board the NASA EOS Aura
spacecraft is a nadir viewing spectrometer that measures solar reflected and backscattered …

Photomineralization of terrigenous dissolved organic matter (tDOM) in the Arctic Ocean is
limited by persistent sea ice cover that reduces the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation …

The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) onboard the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS)
Aura spacecraft is a nadir-viewing spectrometer that measures solar reflected and …