assessment of long term uv radiation measured by the brewer spectrophotometer in hong kong during 1995-2005评估长期紫外线辐射测量的啤酒分光光度计在香港期间1995 - 2005.pdfVIP

Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2011, 1, 9-17 doi:10.4236/acs.2011.11002 Published Online January 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/acs) Assessment of Long Term UV Radiation Measured by the Brewer Spectrophotometer in Hong Kong during 1995-2005 1 2 2 2 T. J. Wang , K. S. Lam , Q. Liu , X. M. Wang 1School of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 2Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China 3School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China E-mail : tjwang@ Received December 20, 2010; revised January 14, 2011; accepted January 21, 2011. Abstract Time series of daily UV radiation measured by the ground-based Brewer spectrophotometer #115 in Hong Kong during 1995-2005 were studied through statistics analysis, with focus on the variability and long term changes in relation to total ozone, clouds and AOD (Aerosol Optical Depth). The 11-year mean UV daily dose is 2644±262 J/m2 2 2 , with maxima(3311 J/m ) in 2000 and minima (2415 J/m ) in 2002. The data were compared with that from TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) Version 8 and show general agree- ment between the two. However, the Brewer UV measurement is about 10% lower compared to TOMS data. Apart from the common-known strong seasonal cycle, 26 month periodical was resolved by use of wavelet analysis, which was believed to be associated with quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) of general circulation. In cloudy days, the annual mean UV daily dose decrease 3.5% to 44.5% compared t