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The observed variability of solar irradiance in the UV-B spectral region under different exposure conditions is described. Large changes in ozone, cloudiness and columnar SO2 amounts induce changes in the spectra of solar irradiance between 295nm and 335nm which are compared. This quantitative comparison shows the dominance of ozone changes over cloudiness, SO2 and turbidity effects. On longer time scales spectral UV-B solar irradiances seem to continue their positive rate of change which accompanied the decline in total ozone.
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Zerefos, C. (1997). Factors Influencing the Transmission of Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance through the Earth’s Atmosphere. In: Zerefos, C.S., Bais, A.F. (eds) Solar Ultraviolet Radiation. NATO ASI Series, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03375-3_9
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