A Formula for Comparing Annual Damaging Ultraviolet (DUV) Radiation Doses at Tropical and Mid-Latitude Sites.

Abstract

A simple formula is developed in this paper for the relative annual damaging ultraviolet radiation (DUV) dose at different tropical and mid-latitude sites. The formula consists of six multiplicative factors which include the effects of amount of ozone, latitude, altitude, cloudiness, ground albedo, and amount of aerosols. A seasonal ozone variation factor is introduced to modify the tropical relative DUV formula for application to mid-latitude sites. The approach involves correlations of sometimes sparse data, and remains to be validated in the general sense. The formula should be useful, where more exact data are not available, in studies of the effects of solar ultraviolet radiation--and its possible increase from a reduction in stratospheric ozone--on land and marine ecological systems and skin cancer incidence in white Caucasian populations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089409

Entities

People

  • Pythagoras Cutchis

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Caucasians
  • Cloud Cover
  • Equations
  • High Altitude
  • Latitude
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Neoplasms
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Radiation
  • Sea Level
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skin Diseases
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Ultraviolet Radiation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space