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Aerosol optical characteristics in the urban area of Rome, Italy, and their impact on the UV index
Monica Campanelli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research
Council, Rome, Italy
Henri Diémoz
Solar Radiation and Atmosphere Department, Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), Saint-Christophe, Italy
Anna Maria Siani
Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Alcide di Sarra
Dipartimento Ambiente, Cambiamenti Globali e Sviluppo Sostenibile, Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, Rome, Italy
Anna Maria Iannarelli
SERCO SpA, Frascati, Rome, Italy
Rei Kudo
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency,
Tsukuba 305-0052, Japan
Gabriele Fasano
Solar Radiation and Atmosphere Department, Aosta Valley Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), Saint-Christophe, Italy
Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Giampietro Casasanta
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research
Council, Rome, Italy
Luca Tofful
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution, National Research Council, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
Marco Cacciani
Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
deceased, 18 January 2022
Paolo Sanò
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research
Council, Rome, Italy
Stefano Dietrich
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research
Council, Rome, Italy
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- Interaction of the Sea Breeze with the Urban Area of Rome: WRF Mesoscale and WRF Large-Eddy Simulations Compared to Ground-Based Observations A. Di Bernardino et al. 10.1007/s10546-022-00734-5
- Stratospheric ozone, UV radiation, and climate interactions G. Bernhard et al. 10.1007/s43630-023-00371-y
- UV Solar Energy and Erythemal Exposure: Mathematical Models to Assess the Dose on Vertical and Inclined Planes in Different Sky Conditions C. Burattini et al. 10.3390/en17225718
- Evaluating the effects of columnar NO2 on the accuracy of aerosol optical properties retrievals T. Drosoglou et al. 10.5194/amt-16-2989-2023
- Comparison of total ozone measurements in Melbourne, Australia, performed with a low-cost micro spectrometer and a Brewer MK-III K. Edvardsen et al. 10.5194/amt-18-5037-2025
- Comprehensive Validation of MODIS-MAIAC Aerosol Products and Long-Term Aerosol Detection over an Urban–Rural Area Around Rome in Central Italy V. Terenzi et al. 10.3390/rs17122051
- Twenty years of UV index measurement in Novi Sad, Serbia Z. Podrascanin et al. 10.1007/s00704-025-05466-3
- Natural Aerosols, Gaseous Precursors and Their Impacts in Greece: A Review from the Remote Sensing Perspective V. Amiridis et al. 10.3390/atmos15070753
- Long-term variability of human health-related solar ultraviolet-B radiation doses from the 1980s to the end of the 21st century C. Zerefos et al. 10.1152/physrev.00031.2022
Latest update: 18 Oct 2025
Short summary
The aerosol optical depth (AOD) characteristics in an urban area of Rome were retrieved over a period of 11 years (2010–2020) to determine, for the first time, their effect on the incoming ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation. The surface forcing efficiency shows that the AOD is the primary parameter affecting the surface irradiance in Rome, and it is found to be greater for smaller zenith angles and for larger and more absorbing particles in the UV range (such as, e.g., mineral dust).
The aerosol optical depth (AOD) characteristics in an urban area of Rome were retrieved over a...
