Grantee Research Project Results
Attenuation of Ultraviolet Solar Radiation by Cloudy Skies: Links to Urban Air Quality
EPA Grant Number: CR830890C003Subproject: this is subproject number R830890C003 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant CR830890
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Solutions for Energy, AiR, Climate and Health Center (SEARCH)
Center Director: Bell, Michelle L.
Title: Attenuation of Ultraviolet Solar Radiation by Cloudy Skies: Links to Urban Air Quality
Investigators: Winiecki, Shelby , Frederick, John
Institution: University of Chicago
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 (Extended to June 30, 2006)
RFA: Targeted Research Center (2004) Recipients Lists
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation , Targeted Research
Objective:
This project examined a dataset of ultraviolet solar spectral irradiance acquired by a Brewer Spectrophotometer located in Chicago, Illinois. The objective was to assess the role of local cloudiness in controlling ground-level irradiance at wavelengths less than 350 nm, including the region of strong absorption by ozone at wavelengths shorter than 315 nm. The possibility that the attenuation associated with cloudy skies varies with wavelength was of particular interest.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 2 publications for this subproject | View all 9 publications for this centerJournal Articles:
Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 1 journal articles for this subproject | View all 1 journal articles for this centerSupplemental Keywords:
ultraviolet radiation, brewer spectrophotometer, clouds, ozone, air quality,, RFA, Health, Scientific Discipline, Air, particulate matter, Health Risk Assessment, Risk Assessments, Biochemistry, Ecology and Ecosystems, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, particulates, human health effects, PM 2.5, airway disease, ozone, airborne particulate matter, cardiovascular vulnerability, air pollution, ultaviolet illumination, human exposure, vascular dysfunction, urban air , solar irradiance, air quality, ultraviolet radiation, cardiovascular diseaseProgress and Final Reports:
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
CR830890 Solutions for Energy, AiR, Climate and Health Center (SEARCH) Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
CR830890C001 The Urban Measurements Project—The Urban Atmosphere Observatory
CR830890C002 The Urban Data Analysis and Modeling Project
CR830890C003 Attenuation of Ultraviolet Solar Radiation by Cloudy Skies: Links to Urban Air Quality
CR830890C004 Measurements of Black Carbon in Chicago: Implications for Controls on Diesel Emissions
CR830890C005 Attenuation of Visible Sunlight by Limited Visibility and Cloudiness
CR830890C006 The Energy Balance of Urban Microclimates
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.
Project Research Results
1 journal articles for this subproject
Main Center: CR830890
9 publications for this center
1 journal articles for this center