Research Article

Experimental Bleaching of a Reef-Building Coral Using a Simplified Recirculating Laboratory Exposure System

Table 1

Intensity (W/m2) and daily dose (W hr/m2) of visible, ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) solar radiation in low, medium, and high solar radiation treatments.

Solar radiationLowMediumHigh
W/m2W hr/m2W/m2W hr/m2W/m2W hr/m2

UVB (280–320 nm)0.131.010.302.370.635.04
UVA (320–400 nm)4.8238.5510.7485.9222.8182.76
Visible (400–700 nm)14.10155.0530.70337.7464.6710.83