Spectral attenuation of solar ultraviolet radiation in humic lakes in Central Finland.

The attenuation of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation in five lakes in Central Finland was evaluated through field measurements and/or by determining the optical properties of the lake water during summer 1999. Spectral UV irradiance in the air and at several depths underwater was measured in three lakes (Lake Palosjärvi, Konnevesi, and Jyväsjärvi) with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) ranging from 4.9 to 8.7 mg l(-1) and chlorophyll a ranging from 1.6 to 16 g l(-1). According to the field measurements, 99% of the UV-B radiation was attenuated in approximately a half meter water column in the clearest lake. In the UV-A region at 380 nm, the corresponding attenuation occurred in the upper one meter. In a small humic lake (DOC 13.2-14.9 mg l(-1)) UV-B radiation was attenuated to 1% of the subsurface irradiance within the top 10 cm water column, whereas UV-A radiation (at 380 nm) penetrated more than twice as deeply (maximum 25 cm), as predicted from the absorption coefficients. These results suggest the importance of the dissolved fraction of lake water in governing the UV attenuation in lakes. This was seen from the significant relationship between the vertical attenuation coefficients (Kd) based on field measurements and the absorption coefficients (ad) derived from spectrophotometric laboratory scannings, as well as between Kd and DOC.

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