List of Contributors
1 A Climatology of UV Radiation, 1979 - 2000, 65S - 65N
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Method
1.3 Results
1.3.1 Satellite-Derived UV Climatologies
1.3.2 Comparison with Ground-Based Measurements ..
1.3.3 Discussion of Uncertanties
1.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
2 Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Ultraviolet Radiation
3 Climatology of Ultraviolet Radiation at High Latitudes Derived from Measurements of the National Science Foundations Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitoring Network
4 UV Solar Radiation in Polar Regions: Consequences for the Environment and Human Health
5 Changes in Ultraviolet and Visible Solar Irradiance 1979 to 2008
6 The Brewer Spectrophotometer
7 Techniques for Solar Dosimetry in Different Environments
8 References An Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring and Research Program for Agriculture
9 Radiative Transfer in the Coupled Atmosphere-Snow-Ice-Ocean (CASIO) System: Review of Modeling Capabilities
10 Comparative Analysis of UV-B Exposure Between Nimbus 7/TOMS Satellite Estimates and Ground-Based Measurements
11 Ultraviolet Radiation and Its Interaction with Air Pollution
12 Urban Forest Influences on Exposure to UV Radiation and Potential Consequences for Human Health
13 Solar UV-B Radiation and Global Dimming: Effects on Plant Growth and UV-Shielding
14 Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation and lts Interactions with Climate Change Factors on Agricultural Crop Growth and Yield
15 Assessment of DNA Damage as a Tool to Measure UV-B Tolerance in Soybean Lines Differing in Foliar Flavonoid Composition
16 Physiological Impacts of Short-Term UV Irradiance Exposures on Cultivars of Glycine Max
17 UV-Effects on Young Seedlings of Soybean: Effects in Early Development and Long-Term Effects
18 Characteristics of UV-B Radiation Tolerance in Broadleaf Trees in Southern USA
Acknowledgements
References
Index