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A simple theoretical algorithm has been employed to estimate the solar ultraviolet irradiance at Athens, Greece (38.7°N, 23.4°E) during, summertime 1993, a year of extreme total ozone minimum in the existing data record. This estimation has been performed by using total ozone measurements as derived by both ground-based and satellite instrumentation. The utilization of the present investigation will assist to the various assesments for the risk of human health from the biologically-effective doses of the solar ultraviolet radiation arrived at the earth's surface during that time period.
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Efstathiou, M., Varotsos, C. & Kondratyev, K.Y. An estimation of the surface solar ultraviolet irradiance during an extreme total ozone minimum. Meteorl. Atmos. Phys. 68, 171–176 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01030208
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