Long-term variability of human health-related solar ultraviolet-B radiation doses from the 1980s to the end of the 21st century

C Zerefos, I Fountoulakis, K Eleftheratos… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation has played a crucial role in the evolution of life on Earth.
UV exposure presents both risks and benefits to humans. Optimal UV-B exposure behaviors …

The MACC reanalysis: an 8 yr data set of atmospheric composition

A Inness, F Baier, A Benedetti, I Bouarar… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
An eight-year long reanalysis of atmospheric composition data covering the period 2003–
2010 was constructed as part of the FP7-funded Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and …

Ozone depletion and climate change: impacts on UV radiation

AF Bais, RL McKenzie, G Bernhard… - Photochemical & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We assess the importance of factors that determine the intensity of UV radiation at the
Earth's surface. Among these, atmospheric ozone, which absorbs UV radiation, is of …

Solar UV irradiance in a changing climate: Trends in Europe and the significance of spectral monitoring in Italy

I Fountoulakis, H Diémoz, AM Siani, G Laschewski… - Environments, 2019 - mdpi.com
Review of the existing bibliography shows that the direction and magnitude of the long-term
trends of UV irradiance, and their main drivers, vary significantly throughout Europe …

Short-and long-term variability of spectral solar UV irradiance at Thessaloniki, Greece: effects of changes in aerosols, total ozone and clouds

I Fountoulakis, AF Bais, K Fragkos… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study, we discuss the short-and the long-term variability of spectral UV irradiance at
Thessaloniki, Greece, using a long, quality-controlled data set from two Brewer …

The solar radiation climate of Athens: Variations and tendencies in the period 1992–2017, the brightening era

HD Kambezidis - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar radiation at the surface of the Earth undergoes short-and long-term variations mostly
influenced by changes in atmospheric composition and cloud cover. These two factors …

Long-term series and trends in surface solar radiation in Athens, Greece

S Kazadzis, D Founda, BE Psiloglou… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We present a long-term series of surface solar radiation (SSR) from the city of Athens,
Greece. SSR measurements were performed from 1954 to 2012, and before that (1900 …

Surface ozone concentration and its relationship with UV radiation, meteorological parameters and radon on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

D Jasaitis, V Vasiliauskienė, R Chadyšienė… - Atmosphere, 2016 - mdpi.com
Hourly and daily variations of ground-level ozone have been analyzed in relation to
meteorological parameters, UVB radiation and radon near the Baltic Sea in Lithuania. An …

Ozone, DNA-active UV radiation, and cloud changes for the near-global mean and at high latitudes due to enhanced greenhouse gas concentrations

K Eleftheratos, J Kapsomenakis… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
This study analyses the variability and trends of ultraviolet-B (UV-B, wavelength 280–320
nm) radiation that can cause DNA damage. The variability and trends caused by climate …

Natural Aerosols, Gaseous Precursors and Their Impacts in Greece: A Review from the Remote Sensing Perspective

V Amiridis, S Kazadzis, A Gkikas, KA Voudouri… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean, and particularly its Eastern basin, is a crossroad of air masses advected
from Europe, Asia and Africa. Anthropogenic emissions from its megacities meet over the …