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Record Level of Solar UV-B Radiation Measured in Bolivian Andes
Record Level of Solar UV-B Radiation Measured in Bolivian AndesJul 9, 2014
by Sci-News.com
A multinational team of researchers led by Dr Nathalie Cabrol of NASA Ames Research Center and the SETI Institute has recorded an unprecedented level of solar ultraviolet-B radiation equivalent to a UV index of 43.3, which is the highest ground value ever reported.
These record-setting levels were not measured in Antarctica, where ozone holes have been a recurring problem for decades. This is in the tropics, in an area where there are small towns and villages,” Dr Cabrol said.
The measurements were made in the southern hemisphere summer of 2003 and 2004, using dosimeters of the European Light Dosimeter Network deployed on the summit of the Licancabur volcano (5,917 m) and at Laguna Blanca (4,340 m)...
MORE at http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-record-level-solar-uvb-radiation-bolivian-andes-02054.html