Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe
Abstract
The main objective of the Action is to advance the understanding of UV radiation distribution under various meteorological conditions in Europe in order to determine UV radiation climatology and assess UV changes over Europe. Since UV solar radiation plays an important role in many processes in the osphere, including the influence on human organisms and may be very harmful if UV exposure exceeds "safe" limits, the knowledge of biologically effective UV radiation doses and their geographical distribution and climatology in Europe is crucial for the European population, which will be addressed as the main end user of the Action. To achieve its general objective, the Action has the following practical objectives: to inventory available solar radiation data sets, including UV data, spectral and broadband, ancillary data (ozone, clouds, sunshine etc.) and available satellite data, to advance the understanding of UV reconstruction models for the calculations of UV climatology and assessment of UV changes, to advance the understanding of biological UV radiation climatology and changes in Europe, to advance the understanding of UV influence on ecosystem, both on the basis of climatology and changes of selected effective UV radiation doses in Europe, to use the advanced knowledge under the points above, in order to elaborate a comprehensive analysis and information basis, addressed to beneficiaries, Additionally, special attention should be paid to application of QC/QA procedures for the UV measurements with broadband instruments. To get homogeneity of the broadband data, an additional objective is: to create an European reference group of broadband radiometers. The major benefits of the Action will be a geographically broader and scientifically deeper knowledge of the climatology of UV radiation and of selected biologically effective UV radiation doses across Europe.
keywords UV-Radiation
Publikationen
Reconstruction of past UV levels in Austria: A comparison between Alpine and Urban regions
Autoren: Rieder, H., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Weihs, P. Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
Testing of simple empirical model for UV-ERY estimating at selected European stations
Autoren: Hlavinka, P., Trnka, M., Weihs, P., Zalud, Z., Eitzinger, J. Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
Rekonstruktion der erythemwirksamen UV-Bestrahlungsstärke in Österreich: ein Vergleich zwischen Hochgebirge und Wiener Ballungsraum
Autoren: Rieder, H.E., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Blumthaler, M., Krzyscin, J.W. Wagner, J., Schmalwieser, A., Weihs, P. Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
UV-changes in Austria: A comparison between alpine and urban regions
Autoren: Rieder, H.E., Holawe F., Simic S., Blumthaler M., Krzyscin J.W., Schmalwieser A.W., Wagner J.E., Weihs P. Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Modelling solar UV radiation in the past: Comparison of algorithms and input data
Autoren: Koepke, P., De Backer, H., Bais, A., Curylo, A., Eerme, K., Feister, U., Johnsen, B., Junk, J., Kazantzidis, A., Krzyscin, J. Lindfors, A., Olseth, J.A., den Outer, P., Pribullova, A., Schmalwieser, A., Slaper, H., Staiger, H., Verdebout, J., Vuilleumier, L., Weihs, P. Jahr: 2008
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
The Austrian UVB monitoring network: 12 years of observations and 25 years of reconstructed data
Autoren: H.E. Rieder, P. Weihs, M. Blumthaler, S. Simic, A.W. Schmalwieser, J.E. Wagner, B. Schallhart, G. Schauberger, M. Fitzka, F. Holawe, and W. Laube Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Links between extreme UV-radiation, total ozone, surface albedo and cloudiness: An analysis of 30 years of data from Switzerland and Austria
Autoren: H.E. Rieder, J. Staehelin, P. Weihs, L. Vuilleumier, M. Blumthaler, F. Holawe, A. Lindfors, J.A. Maeder, S. Simic, J.E. Wagner, D. Walker, and M. Ribatet Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Reconstruction of erythemal UV-doses for two stations in Austria: a comparison between alpine and urban regions
Autoren: Rieder, HE; Holawe, F; Simic, S; Blumthaler, M; Krzyscin, JW; Wagner, JE; Schmalwieser, AW; Weihs, P Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
TESTING OF EMPIRICAL MODEL FOR UV-ERY ESTIMATING AND ITS COMPARISON WITH DWD’S METHOD AT SELECTED EUROPEAN STATIONS
Autoren: Hlavinka, P; Trnka, M; Weihs, P; Eitzinger, J; Žalud, Z; Dubrovský, M; Simic, S Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Reconstruction technique of erythemal UV-radiation and future UV prediction
Autoren: J.E. Wagner, H.E. Rieder, S. Simic, P. Weihs Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Project staff
Philipp Weihs
Ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.rer.nat. Dr.rer.nat. Philipp Weihs
philipp.weihs@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81424
Project Leader
08.01.2004 - 28.03.2009
Stana Simic
Mag. Dr. Stana Simic
stana.simic@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81430
Project Staff
08.01.2004 - 28.03.2009
BOKU partners
External partners
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
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partner
Finnish Meteorological Institute
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partner
Lille 1 University - Science and Technology
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partner
Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
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partner
German Weather Service
none
partner
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
none
partner
University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Physics Department
none
partner
Netherlands National Institute for Public Health
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partner