Stratospheric Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Research

Stratospheric ozone, UV radiation, and climate interactions - PMC

A recent study [49] provides evidence that years with a cold stratospheric Arctic vortex are getting colder. Reduced stratospheric temperatures will likely ...

Most ozone resides high up in the atmosphere, between 10 and 40km above Earth's surface. This region is called the stratosphere and it contains about 90% of ...

Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation ...

A recent study provides evidence, based on observations and modelling, that the stratosphere is getting colder during cold Arctic winters [25].

Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation ...

The study suggests that changes in UV-B irradiance at low- and mid-latitudes during the second half of the twenty-first century will be dominated by factors ...

Ozone layer and ultra-violet radiation | Copernicus

Ozone in the stratosphere protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation and is therefore often called 'good' ozone. This is in contrast to ...

Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion | US EPA

In addition, UVB has been linked to the development of cataracts, a clouding of the eye's lens. UV Protection by the Stratospheric Ozone Layer.

Environmental Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion, UV ...

... UV-generated hydroxyl radicals (OH), the major cleaning agents of the troposphere, remove many atmospheric pollutants and GHGs (Fig. 10). Research has shown ...

Ozone, DNA-active UV radiation, and cloud changes for the near ...

Both studies provided indications that increasing GHGs can affect clouds, which in turn will affect the UV radiation reaching the Earth's ...

Depletion of the Ozone Layer leading to an increase in ground-level ...

Scientists agree that, in the absence of changes in clouds or pollution, decreases in atmospheric ozone lead to increases in ground-level UV radiation. The ...

Stratospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, and cryptogams

The stratospheric ozone layer, which protects the biosphere from biologically active (mostly harmful) ultraviolet-B (UV-B) solar radiation, thinned during ...

Research Area 3 - NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory

Depletion of stratospheric ozone can result in enhanced UV radiation levels that increase skin cancer rates and adversely affect organisms and ecosystems.

Ozone and You

By absorbing UV-B in the stratosphere, the ozone layer prevents harmful levels of this radiation from reaching Earth's surface.

Response of surface ozone over the continental United States to UV ...

In this study, we show that the expected stratospheric ozone recovery by the end of the twenty-first century and the subsequent decrease in UV ...

UK Stratospheric Ozone and UV Measurements - Defra, UK - UK-AIR

As the ozone layer thins, more UV radiation reaches the Earth. This can have a profound effect on the skin causing premature skin aging, skin cancer, and a host ...

Ozone Layer Depletion and Emerging Public Health Concerns

Further, studies in the Antarctic have shown that UV-B can double during the yearly ozone hole process measured at the earth's surface (52). Other research ...

Linkages between stratospheric ozone, UV radiation and climate ...

Exposure of plants and animals to ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; 280–315 nm) is modified by stratospheric ozone dynamics and climate change.

Basic Ozone Layer Science | US EPA

Some compounds release chlorine or bromine when they are exposed to intense UV light in the stratosphere. These compounds contribute to ozone ...

Does depletion of the ozone layer increase ground-level ultraviolet ...

The depletion of stratospheric ozone leads to an increase in solar ultraviolet radiation at Earth's surface. The increase occurs.

Stratospheric ozone loss-induced cloud effects lead to less surface ...

Surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation has important effects on human health, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and air pollution. Both ...

Global ozone depletion and increase of UV radiation caused by pre ...

The simulations reveal global, long-lasting impact on the ozone layer affecting atmospheric composition and circulation for a decade.