The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is active in coordinating and promoting UV science internationally. WMO, jointly with UNEP and a number of other organizations produces the Ozone Assessments including the chapter devoted to UV radiation. WMO's Global Atmospheric Watch program has produced two publications addressing the communication of UV radiation to the general public via UV Index programs. WMO's GAW has also formed a nine member Scientific Advisory Group to assist in coordinating UV science. The Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) is comprised of the following individuals:

Dr. Anne Webb chairs the Scientific Advisory Group.

Dr. Betsy Weatherhead helps coordinate international efforts and maintains this web site. Click here to find out more.

Dr. Gunther Seckmeyer is in charge of UV instrumentation. Click here to find out more.

Dr. Jay Herman is responsible for satellite products.

Dr. Vitali Fioletov is in charge of databases.

Prof. Berit Kjeldstad

Ms. Susana B. Diaz

Dr. Serm Janjai

Mr. Toru Sasaki

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Anne Webb
Department of Physics
University of Manchester (UMIST)
PO Box 88
Manchester, M60 1QD
Tel (+44-0161) 200 3917
Fax (+44-0161) 200 3941
ann.webb@umist.ac.uk

Dr. Elizabeth Weatherhead
University of Colorado at Boulder
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
325 Broadway, R/GMD2
Boulder, CO 80305
Tel (+1-303) 497 6653 phone
Fax (+1-303) 497 6546 fax
betsy.weatherhead@noaa.gov

Dr. Jay Herman
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
University of Hannover
m.s. 613.3
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
tel: (+1-301) 614 6039
fax: (+1-301) 614 5903
jay.r.herman@nasa.gov

Dr. Vitali Fioletov
Environment Canada
ARQX 4905
Dufferin St.
Downsview, Ontario
M3H 5T4
Canada
tel: (+1-496) 739 4915
fax: (+1 496) 739 4281
vitali.fioletov@ec.gc.ca

Prof. Berit Kjeldstad
Department of Physics
Norweigian University of Science and Technology
N-7491 Trondheim.
Norway
tel: (+47) 735 919 95
fax: (+47) 735 977 10
berit.kjeldstad@phys.ntnu.no

Ms. Susana B. Diaz
CADIC/CONICET CC92
B. Houssay 200
(9410) Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego
Argentina
tel: (+54-2901) 422 754
fax: (+54-2901) 430 644
subediaz@speedyair.com.ar

Dr. Serm Janjai
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
Silpakorn University
7300 Nakhon Pathom
Thailand
tel: (+66-34) 270 761
fax: (+66-34) 271 189
serm@su.ac.th

Mr. Toru Sasaki
Japan Meteorological Agency
1-3-4 Ote-machi, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100
100-8122 Japan
Thailand
tel: (+81-3) 32 12 83 41
fax: (+81-3) 32 11 46 40
tsasaki@met.kishou.go.jp

WMO and other international efforts
	The WMO Ozone and UV Data Center operated by the Canadian government has ozone data from over 300 stations and UV data from over 20 stations.
	The World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre (WOUDC) is operated by the Experimental Studies Division of the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), until recently known as the Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada.
	WMO's Quality Assurance / Science Activity Center for the Americas includes guidelines on quality assurance and maps of precipitation data.
	WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1998 provided by NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory.
	WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1994 provided by NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory.
	WMO's Data Center for Greenhouse gases including CO2 and CFC's.
	WMO World Data Centre for Aerosols, Ispra, ITALY
	World Radiation Data Centre(WRDC): WMO World Radiation Data Centre St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
	Commission Internationale de l'Dclairage sets standards on a number of issues regarding lamps, illumination and UV radiation.

External pages are subject to their own privacy and security policies. The WMO, CIRES and/or the University of Colorado have no control over the contents of external web pages. Inclusion of web sites is not an endorsement of any particular product, company, information provider, or the content of the referenced sites.

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WMO has produced a number of documents on UV radiation and is in the process of producing more:

• No. 95 Report of the WMO Meeting of experts on UV-B measurements, data quality and standardization of UV indices.
• No. 100 Report of the Workshop on UV-B for the Americas
• No. 120 WMO-UMAP Workshop on Broad-band UV Radiometers
• No. 126 Guidelines for Site Quality Control of UV Monitoring
• No. 127 Report of the WMO-WHO Meeting of Experts on Standardization of UV indices and their dissemination to the public

For information on receiving any of these documents contact Liisa Jallkanen.


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WHO EHC No. 160: Ultraviolet Radiation
An Authoritative Scientific Review of Environmental and
Health Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation, with Reference to
Global Ozone Layer Depletion

1994, 352 pages [E]
ISBN 92 4 157160 8
Sw.fr. 67.-/US $60.30; in developing countries: Sw.fr. 46.90
Order no. 1160160

A state-of-the-art review of the many lines of evidence -
whether at the molecular or the clinical level - linking
exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation to a range of adverse
effects on human health. The report, which responds to
concern over the depletion of stratospheric ozone and a
corresponding increase in levels of UV radiation, makes a
special effort to distinguish between established biological
effects and those that have been reported as preliminary or
isolated results, or as hypotheses proposed to explain     
observed results. By distinguishing areas of consensus from
areas of continuing controversy, the book aims to establish
a solid, scientific foundation for identifyingprecise health
hazards, designing targeted programmes for prevention, and
making realistic predictions for the future.

Since UV radiation is an established human carcinogen, the
report concentrates on the mechanisms by which UV radiation
exerts its toxic effects and on the many environmental,
constitutional, ethnic, behavioural, and other factors that
influence individual risk.

The opening chapters describe the physical characteristics
of the electromagnetic spectrum and discuss the properties
of different sources of UV radiation, including the sun,
incandescent sources, gas discharges, electric discharges,
fluorescent lamps, lasers, and sunbeds. The second chapter
discusses human exposures occurring in various occupations,
in medicine and dentistry, and in sunbathing, outdoor
recreation, and other elective behaviours. Dosimetric
concepts are reviewed in the third chapter, which
concentrates on principles important to the design and
interpretation of studies.

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