Bi-Polar UV activities at Finnish Meteorological Institute

LAKKALA K; MEINANDER O; TORRES CARLOS; REDONDAS A; CUEVAS E; OCHOA H; DEFERRARI GUILLERMO; KIVI R; KIRO E

Davos, Switzerland

Conferencia; A UV Conference celebrating One century of UV Radiation Research; 2007

Abstract.  The Finnish Meteorologival Institute (FMI) takes part in monitoring of UV radiation in both hemispheres at locations, where polar ozone loss has been detected. In this work UV data from Sodankylä (67 N) and Jokioinen (61 N) have been used to represent the Arctic, and UV data from Marambio (64 S) and Ushuaia (54 S) represent the Antarctic. Maximum UV index values of the studied period are around 5 and 6 in Sodankylä and Jokioinen, respectively, whereas  maximum UV index values can exceed 7 and 9 in Marambio and Ushuaia, respectively.