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Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate

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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
    National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University)

  • 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)

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.

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  • 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. R, 2014. "Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(6), pages 434-441, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate2225
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2225
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    1. Dur, Gaël & Won, Eun-Ji & Han, Jeonghoon & Lee, Jae-Seong & Souissi, Sami, 2021. "An individual-based model for evaluating post-exposure effects of UV-B radiation on zooplankton reproduction," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 441(C).
    2. Sumera Aziz Ali & Savera Aziz Ali & Nadir Suhail, 2017. "Ozone Depletion, a Big Threat to Climate Change: What can be Done?," Global Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(2), pages 31-35, February.

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