Diffuse Solar UV Radiation and Implications for Preventing Human Eye Damage
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Article Title | Diffuse Solar UV Radiation and Implications for Preventing Human Eye Damage |
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ERA Journal ID | 15283 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Parisi, Alfio (Author), Green, Adele (Author) and Kimlin, Michael G. (Author) |
Journal Title | Photochemistry and Photobiology |
Journal Citation | 73 (2), pp. 135-139 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2001 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0031-8655 |
1751-1097 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730135DSURAI2.0.CO2 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730135DSURAI2.0.CO2?casa_token=aWAEJZuYF8AAAAAA:Hpr_MCoLTlk5xQ7ZntZz_ph1F4pKAlgB1MEJQlpe-2NPqGvJ55m3uqNfCg-P8uAiJLRwdFK2XH9OoA |
Abstract | [Abstract]: Ocular UV exposure is a function of both the direct and diffuse components of solar radiation. Broadband global and diffuse UV measurements were made in the morning, noon and afternoon. Thirty sets of measurements were made in summer and fifty in each of the other seasons at each of the periods in full sun. Corresponding sets were made in the shade of Australian evergreen trees: 42 trees in summer and 50 in each of the other seasons. The percentage diffuse UV was higher for the shorter UVB than for UVA. The percentage diffuse UVB ranged from 23% to 59%, whereas the percentage diffuse UVA ranged from 17% to 31%. The percentage diffuse UV was lower at noon than in the morning and afternoon with the difference more pronounced for the UVB. The average percentage diffuse UVB over all the measurements in the tree shade for the morning, noon and afternoon was 62%, 58% and 71% respectively and the average percentage diffuse UVA was 52%, 51% and 59% respectively. |
Keywords | UV; eye; diffuse; sun protection; prevention; solar |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified |
511099. Synchrotrons and accelerators not elsewhere classified | |
370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Astronomy, Solar Radiation and Climate |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia | |
Centre for Astronomy and Atmospheric Research |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xw66/diffuse-solar-uv-radiation-and-implications-for-preventing-human-eye-damage
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