UV radiation below depleted Arctic vortices
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UV radiation below an Arctic vortex with severe ozone depletion B. M. Knudsen, H. Jønch-Sørensen, P. Eriksen, B. J. Johnsen, and G. E. Bodeker Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Oslo, Norway National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealand Received: 11 April 2005 – Accepted: 12 May 2005 – Published: 12 July 2005 Correspondence to: B. M. Knudsen ([email protected]) © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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