Stratospheric Ozone Depletion/UV-B Radiation in the Biosphere

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Tropospheric Chemistry Changes Due to Increased UV-B Radiation....Pages 3-10
The Effect of Clouds on Ultraviolet Radiation....Pages 11-11
Expected Changes in Irradiances, Particularly UV-B, in the Biosphere....Pages 13-13
UV Radiation as Related to the Greenhouse Effect....Pages 15-26
Thermophysical Properties of Environmentally Acceptable Refrigerants....Pages 27-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Physiological Changes in Plants Related To UV-B Radiation: An Overview....Pages 37-56
Exposure Response Curves Action Spectra and Amplification Factors....Pages 57-62
Interaction of UV-B Radiation and the Photosynthetic Process....Pages 63-63
Biological Responses to UV-B Radiation Dosages....Pages 65-65
Temporal and Fluence Responses of Tree Foliage to UV-B Radiation....Pages 67-76
Ultraviolet-B Irradiance Measurements under Field Conditions....Pages 77-80
Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Increased Levels of Ultraviolet Radiation on Subantarctic Forests and Western Patagonian Steppe: A Research Project....Pages 81-96
DNA Damage Action Spectroscopy and DNA Repair in Intact Organisms: Alfalfa Seedlings....Pages 97-106
UV-B-Inducible and Constitutive Genes that Mediate Repair and Toleration Of UV-Damaged DNA in the Plant Arabidopsis Thaliana ....Pages 107-122
Molecular Genetics of Nucleotide Excision Repair in Eukaryotes....Pages 123-134
Is UV-B a Hazard to Soybean Photosynthesis and Yield? Results of an Ozone-UV-B Interaction Study and Model Predictions....Pages 135-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Aquatic Systems (Freshwater and Marine)....Pages 151-153
UV-B Effects on Aquatic Systems....Pages 155-161
UV-Effects on the Nitrogen Metabolism of Marine Phytoplankton and Adaptation to UV Radiation....Pages 163-174
Prevention of Ultraviolet Radiation Damage in Antarctic Marine Invertebrates....Pages 175-180
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Evaluation of Field Studies of UVB Radiation Effects on Antarctic Marine Primary Productivity....Pages 181-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Effects of UV-B Radiation on Human and Animal Health....Pages 197-198
Epidemiology....Pages 199-204
Environmental Effects on Human Health and Immune Responses....Pages 205-205
UV-B Radiation and Photoimmunology....Pages 207-207
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Comparison of the Response of Soybean to Supplemental UV-B Radiation Supplied by Either Square-Wave or Modulated Irradiation Systems....Pages 211-220
The non-Scanning UV-B Spectrophotometer....Pages 221-221
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion/UV Radiation: A Data and Information Access System....Pages 223-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Measurement and Instrument Coordination: Problems and Solutions....Pages 227-229
Nato’s Program on the Science of Global Environmental Change....Pages 231-231
Monitoring Surface UV-B Radiation from Space....Pages 233-236
UV Spectroradiometric Monitoring in Polar Regions....Pages 237-237
UV Radiation Monitoring in New Zealand....Pages 239-246
The EC’s Step UV-B Program....Pages 247-254
Total Ozone and UV-B Behavior in 1992–1993 at A Mid-Latitude Station....Pages 255-262
The Athens Station for Atmospheric Ozone and Solar Radiation Monitoring....Pages 263-268
High-Resolution Spectral UV Monitoring and Atmospheric Transfer Modeling in the Netherlands....Pages 269-269
Ground-Based Monitoring of UV-B Radiation in Canada....Pages 271-282
The Canadian Ozone Watch and UV Index....Pages 283-286
UV Monitoring Program at the U.S. EPA....Pages 287-291
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
NOAA/EPA Surface Ultra-Violet Flux Index....Pages 293-296
The USDA Global Change Research Program....Pages 297-298
Workshop On Modeling: Summary....Pages 301-302
Plant Effects and Modeling Responses to UV-B Radiation....Pages 303-310
The use of Crop Simulation Models in the Economic Assessment of Global Environmental Change....Pages 311-313
Modeling the Impacts of UV-B Radiation on Ecological Interactions in Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems....Pages 315-328
Modeling the Latitude-Dependent Increase in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Incidence as a Consequence of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion....Pages 329-337
Modeling of Effects of UV-B Radiation on Animals....Pages 339-339
Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer Incidence: An Integrated Modeling Approach and Scenario Study....Pages 341-341
Front Matter....Pages 343-343
UV-B Radiation and the Photosynthetic Process....Pages 345-348
The Effects of UV-B Radiation on the Mammalian Immune System....Pages 349-349
UV-B and the Irrigated Rice Ecosystem: Effects and Modeling Research....Pages 351-351
Informal Survey Tuesday Morning Coffee Break Asking: What is the Question And/Or Issue that Won’t go Away and you’re Sick to Death Of Rehashing....Pages 353-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-360