2006 UV workshop | NIWA

Papers

The presented papers are arranged by the workshop programme.

Day 1 - Ozone, climate and UV exposure

Mary-Anne Macleod	The regulatory process and Linkages between the Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol Ozone, UV and Climate
Andrew Matthews	Parallels and contrasts between the science of Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
Greg Bodeker	UV Atlas version 2. What you get for your money
Brian Connor	Global ozone and its variability
Stephen Wood	Antarctic ozone depletion: update and effects on NZ
Ben Liley	Global dimming, clouds and aerosols
Richard McKenzie	Implications of the large geographical and temporal variability in UV radiation
Stuart Larsen	Variability of UVB and global cloud cover
Stuart Henderson	Measurements of Solar UVR at Australian Antarctic Stations
Cara Dunford	Long-term trends in erythemal UV at New Zealand centres of population
John Javorniczky	Measurement of the UVR Exposures of Expeditioners on Antarctic Resupply Voyages
Lilia Lemus-Deschamps	UV Index: Forecast and Media Weather Reports
Richard Turner	UVI forecasts with clouds
Kathy Nield	Traceable Ultraviolet Measurements in New Zealand

Day 2 - Impacts and protective strategies

Steven Rusak	Trends in hydrogen peroxide levels in relation to solar radiation in the water of Leith
Miles Lamare	Can Antarctic Marine Embryos and Larvae Repair UV-damaged DNA Fast Enough
Anna Kilimnik	Possible novel UV protectants from fish waste and by-catch
Ben Liley	Where on Earth is the highest UV?
Rainer Hofmann	Responses of pasture plants to UV-B radiation
John Hunt	The effects of UVB radiation on southern temperate forests
Nick Marston	Effects of UV Radiation on Building Materials
Michael Kimlin	The duality dilemma of human UV exposure
Tim Green	Vitamin D status of New Zealand children
Murray Skeaff	Vitamin D status of New Zealand adults
Robert Scragg	Vitamin D and diabetes
Angelika Anders	Laser based investigations of UV effects on human skin
Cheryl Wilson	Protection from solar UV radiation – how important is what you wear and how you wear it?
Peter Gies	Assessment of the UVR Protection Provided by Different Tree Species
Christina Mackay	Design of UV-protective spaces
John Greenwood	Shade – the missing piece in the skin cancer protection puzzle

Day 3 - Human effects and public advisories

Alfio Parisi	Solar UV Dosimetry
Merv Meinhardt	Tunable lasers – investigating UV effects with monochromatic light
Karl Schulmeister	Photochromic cards for indication of solar UVR
Robyn Lucas	The global burden of disease due to ultraviolet radiation
Wendy Billingsley	Bridging the gap between science and behaviour: the case of the Ultraviolet Index
Martin Allen	UV exposure on New Zealand ski-fields
Tony Reeder	Territorial Authorities' sun protection policies and practices in New Zealand
Caradee Wright	Summer UV radiation exposure of New Zealand school children
Jan Jopson	How SunSmart are NZ primary schools?
Geri Henry	Attitude changes towards suntanning 1994-2003

Posters

Peter Gies	Inter-comparison of Solar Spectral Irradiance Measurements in Melbourne
William Grant	The importance of solar ultraviolet-B irradiance and vitamin D in reducing the risk of cancer in Australia and New Zealand
John Hamlin	Longterm calibration of a New Zealand erythemal sensor network
Paul Johnston	Seasonal and Geographic Variation of Vitamin D Producing Radiation in New Zealand
Mike Kotkamp	UV Spectral Irradiance measurements at Lauder, New Zealand
Robyn Lucas	Vitamin D, UVR and three autoimmune diseases: an update
William Olds	Availability of Vitamin D UV and a "Vitamin D index" for public UV exposure advice
Steven Rusak	Steady state hydrogen peroxide concentrations across the Subtropical Convergence east of New Zealand
John Robinson	Example of a practical UV Index display
Paul Salmon	Extreme levels of melanoma and melanoma in situ in New Zealand: is ozone depletion to blame?
Marko Weber	Solar UVR exposure of outdoor workers (tinsmiths) in Austria

NIWA Contacts

Dr Richard McKenzie

Emeritus Researcher – Atmospheric Radiation