Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate

Craig E. Williamson, Richard G. Zepp, Robyn M. Lucas, Sasha Madronich, Amy T. Austin, Carlos L. Ballaré, Mary Norval, Barbara Sulzberger, Alkiviadis F. Bais, Richard L. McKenzie, Sharon A. Robinson, Donat-P. Häder, Nigel D. Paul and Janet F. Bornman ()
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Craig E. Williamson: 212 Pearson Hall, Miami University
Richard G. Zepp: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Robyn M. Lucas: Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Sasha Madronich: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Amy T. Austin: IFEVA Universidad de Buenos Aires and IIB Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Carlos L. Ballaré: IFEVA Universidad de Buenos Aires and IIB Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Mary Norval: Biomedical Science, University of Edinburgh Medical School
Barbara Sulzberger: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
Alkiviadis F. Bais: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics
Richard L. McKenzie: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Lauder
Sharon A. Robinson: Institute for Conservation Biology and Environmental Management, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
Donat-P. Häder: Neue Strasse 9
Nigel D. Paul: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Janet F. Bornman: International Institute of Agri-Food Security (IIAFS), Curtin University

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 6, 434-441

Abstract: Abstract The projected large increases in damaging ultraviolet radiation as a result of global emissions of ozone-depleting substances have been forestalled by the success of the Montreal Protocol. New challenges are now arising in relation to climate change. We highlight the complex interactions between the drivers of climate change and those of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the positive and negative feedbacks among climate, ozone and ultraviolet radiation. These will result in both risks and benefits of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the environment and human welfare. This Review synthesizes these new insights and their relevance in a world where changes in climate as well as in stratospheric ozone are altering exposure to ultraviolet radiation with largely unknown consequences for the biosphere.

Date: 2014
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