Why do UV levels vary?

Parisi, Alfio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-8907 and Kimlin, Michael G. (1997) Why do UV levels vary? Australasian Science, 18 (2). pp. 39-41. ISSN 1442-679X

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Abstract

Have you ever suffered the excrutiating pain and discomfort of a severe sunburn followed by the unsightly peeling of the skin? Have you ever wondered why you may receive a sunburn even on a partially cloudy day? There are a number of factors that influence the amount of solar ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth’s surface.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	No
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biological and Physical Sciences (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biological and Physical Sciences (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 00:39
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2022 02:50
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sunburn, skin cancer, UV, albedo, cloud, solar, diffuse
Fields of Research (2008):	02 Physical Sciences > 0299 Other Physical Sciences > 029904 Synchrotrons; Accelerators; Instruments and Techniques
Fields of Research (2020):	51 PHYSICAL SCIENCES > 5110 Synchrotrons and accelerators > 511099 Synchrotrons and accelerators not elsewhere classified
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1291

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