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Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe

Project Leader
Weihs Philipp, Project Leader
Duration:
08.01.2004-28.03.2009
Programme:
COST
Type of Research
Applied Research
Project partners
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
German Weather Service, Frankfurterstr. 135, D-63067 Offenbach, Germany.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
Lille 1 University - Science and Technology, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, München, Germany.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
Netherlands National Institute for Public Health, Netherlands.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Physics Department, Rom, Italy.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien, Austria.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
Staff
Simic Stana, Project Staff
BOKU Research Units
Institute of Meteorology and Climatology
Funded by
COST Office, 149 avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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
climatology; meteorology; bioclimatology;
UV-Radiation;
Publications

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 (2009): Links between extreme UV-radiation, total ozone, surface albedo and cloudiness: An analysis of 30 years of data from Switzerland and Austria. [Poster]
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19.04.2009 - 24.04.2009]

, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, 2507-1

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 (2009): The Austrian UVB monitoring network: 12 years of observations and 25 years of reconstructed data. [Poster]
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19.04.2009 - 24.04.2009]

, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, 2822

J.E. Wagner, H.E. Rieder, S. Simic, P. Weihs (2009): Reconstruction technique of erythemal UV-radiation and future UV prediction. [Poster]
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19.04.2009 - 24.04.2009]

, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, 9684

* Hlavinka, P; Trnka, M; Weihs, P; Eitzinger, J; Žalud, Z; Dubrovský, M; Simic, S (2008): TESTING OF EMPIRICAL MODEL FOR UV-ERY ESTIMATING AND ITS COMPARISON WITH DWD’S METHOD AT SELECTED EUROPEAN STATIONS .

Meteorological Bulletin, 61, 100-110; ISSN 0026-1173

** Rieder, HE; Holawe, F; Simic, S; Blumthaler, M; Krzyscin, JW; Wagner, JE; Schmalwieser, AW; Weihs, P Reconstruction of erythemal UV-doses for two stations in Austria: a comparison between alpine and urban regions.

ATMOS CHEM PHYS. 2008; 8(20): 6309-6323. WoS FullText

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. (2008): Modelling solar UV radiation in the past: Comparison of algorithms and input data.

COST Action 726, ESSEM, 94

Rieder, H.E., Holawe F., Simic S., Blumthaler M., Krzyscin J.W., Schmalwieser A.W., Wagner J.E., Weihs P. (2008): UV-changes in Austria: A comparison between alpine and urban regions.
[Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2008, Tromso, Norway, 29.06.2008 - 05.07.2008]

Rieder, H.E., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Blumthaler, M., Krzyscin, J.W. Wagner, J., Schmalwieser, A., Weihs, P. (2008): Rekonstruktion der erythemwirksamen UV-Bestrahlungsstärke in Österreich: ein Vergleich zwischen Hochgebirge und Wiener Ballungsraum.
[10. Österreichischer Klimatag 2008 - Forschung zu Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen in Österreich, Vienna, Austria, 13.03.2008 - 14.03.2008]

In: Universität für Bodenkultur, Tagungsband des 10. Österreichischen Klimatags "Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen", Klimaforschungsinitiative AustroClim, 10. Österreichischer Klimatag , 13.-14. März 2008, Wien

Hlavinka, P., Trnka, M., Weihs, P., Zalud, Z., Eitzinger, J. (2007): Testing of simple empirical model for UV-ERY estimating at selected European stations.
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria, 15.04.2007 - 20.04.2007]

Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 2007, 5200-5200; ISSN 1029-7006

Rieder, H., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Weihs, P. (2007): Reconstruction of past UV levels in Austria: A comparison between Alpine and Urban regions.
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria, 15.04.2007 - 20.04.2007]

Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 2007, 00316-00316; ISSN 1029-7006

Vorträge

Rieder, H.E., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Blumthaler, M., Krzyscin, J.W. Wagner, J., Schmalwieser, A., Weihs, P. (2008): Rekonstruktion der erythemwirksamen UV-Bestrahlungsstärke in Österreich: ein Vergleich zwischen Hochgebirge und Wiener Ballungsraum.

10. Österreichischer Klimatag "Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen", 13.-14. März 2008, Wien

Rieder, H.E., Holawe, F., Simic, S., Blumthaler, M., Krzyscin, J.W., Wagner, J., Schmalwieser, A.W., Weihs, P. (2008): Rekonstruktion der erythemwirksamen UV-Bestrahlungsstärke in Österreich: Ein Vergleich zwischen Hochgebirge und Wiener Ballungsraum.

Symposium UV-Strahlung und Gesundheit in Österreich, 22. April 2008, Wien

Rieder, H.E.; Staehelin, J.; Bodeker, G.E.; Stuebi, R.; Maeder, J.; Divis, L.; Weihs, P.; Holawe, F.; Simic, S.; Blumthaler, M.; Lindfors, A.; Maeder, J., and Ribatet, M. (2008): Extreme events in total ozone and erythemal UV in Switzerland and Austria. [Poster]

Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, 29. June-5. July, Tromso

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