UV protection provided by public shade structures during winter
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Paper/Presentation Title | UV protection provided by public shade structures during winter |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Turnbull, David J. (Author), Parisi, Alfio (Author) and Sabburg, Jeff (Author) |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2003 |
Conference/Event | 2003 Annual Queensland Health and Medical Scientific Meeting |
Event Details | 2003 Annual Queensland Health and Medical Scientific Meeting Event Date 25 to end of 26 Nov 2003 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Purpose of study: As people become more aware about the damaging effects of UV radiation, they will seek shaded environments to reduce their personal UV exposure. Although shade does decrease direct UV, it is the diffuse UV that can still have significant levels in the shade. At this point in time very little is known about how UV radiation interacts with shade structures during winter. Broadband UV irradiance measurements in the field were conducted beneath three different sized public shade structures, small, medium and large. This research compares the scattered UV levels beneath these specific shade structures, built by the local council, with that of the diffuse UV on an unshaded horizontal plane for clear skies at a sub tropical Southern Hemisphere site during winter. The data gathered is significant, because the relative proportion of scattered UV in shade is at its greatest for the higher solar zenith angles seen during winter. |
Keywords | shade, ultraviolet radiation, protection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety |
519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified | |
370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
Public Notes | Conference publication consists of only the abstracts of papers presented at the conference. Abstract only, posted here. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Astronomy, Solar Radiation and Climate |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xw24/uv-protection-provided-by-public-shade-structures-during-winter
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