Ground Level UV Exposure
A large ozone hole means more ultraviolet exposure. TOMS tracks solar ultraviolet (UV-B radiation) measured at 290-320 nanometer wavelengths. Loss of stratospheric ozone has been linked to skin cancer in humans. Increased UV-B exposures for Southern continents can seriously impact phytoplankton and other species. Red is for high UV exposure and blue is for low UV exposure.
Erythemal radiation on 1 July 2003
Erythemal radiation on 3 November 2003
Erythemal radiation on 29 September 2003
Erythemal radiation on 31 August 2003
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
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Greg Shirah
(NASA/GSFC)
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Greg Shirah
(NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)
Datasets used
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Erythemal [Earth Probe: TOMS]
ID: 296
Note: While we identify the data sets used on this page, we do not store any further details, nor the data sets themselves on our site.
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, September 3, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.