The effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) are ecologically important. Previously, there have been cursory studies concerning how UVR changes with altitude. The results of these studies conflict with one another and prompt for an in depth study on the relationship between UVR and changes in eleva... Show moreThe effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) are ecologically important. Previously, there have been cursory studies concerning how UVR changes with altitude. The results of these studies conflict with one another and prompt for an in depth study on the relationship between UVR and changes in elevation. In this study, variations were made in the zenith angle, latitude, action spectra, surface albedo and surface receiver shape to see relative changes in the percent increase in UVR per km (the altitude slope), and then comparisons were made to see how to offset the altitude slope. Show less
