Earth and Planetary Sciences
5 years ago

Climate Change to Overwhelm Ozone Recovery, Increase Harmful UV Radiation

Atmosphere
Possible Effects of Greenhouse Gases to Ozone Profiles and DNA Active UV-B Irradiance at Ground Level
Kostas Eleftheratos, John Kapsomenakis, Christos Zerefos, A. F. Bais, Ilias Fountoulakis, M. Dameris, Patrick Jöckel, O. A. Søvde, Sophie Godin‐Beekmann, Wolfgang Steinbrecht, Irina Petropavlovskikh, Colette Brogniez, Thierry Leblanc, Ben Liley, Richard Querel, Daan Swart

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