Measuring ultraviolet radiation underwater: a practical application of the Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law for high school physics
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Article Title | Measuring ultraviolet radiation underwater: a practical application of the Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law for high school physics |
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ERA Journal ID | 22303 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Schouten, Peter (Author), Parisi, Alfio (Author) and Downs, Nathan (Author) |
Journal Title | Teaching Science: The Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association |
Journal Citation | 55 (4), pp. 50-54 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | Australian Science Teachers Association |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISSN | 1442-5556 |
1449-6313 | |
1839-2946 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience |
Abstract | The measurement of solar UV under water is not a simple process. In the underwater environment the difficulty of obtaining useable data is greatly amplified due to the optically complicated and at times unpredictable nature of water itself. The following practical exercise designed for use in the Year 11 and Year 12 Physics classroom aims to provide students with a practical understanding of how the Beer-lambert-Bouguer Law can be applied in an underwater environment and how handheld solar UV measurement instrumentation can be employed in conjunction with the Beer-lambert-Bouguer Law to accurately measure the optical properties of water. |
Keywords | UV; solar; underwater; practical exercise |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Sciences |
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z6w6/measuring-ultraviolet-radiation-underwater-a-practical-application-of-the-beer-lambert-bouguer-law-for-high-school-physics
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