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South East Queensland Ultraviolet and Cloud Measurement Data

Also known as: Bentham Data
University of Southern Queensland
Downs, Nathan
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Brief description

This data collection contains UV radiation samples collected in Toowoomba from 2002.  By taking spectral scans every five minutes from 5am to 7pm daily, these data aim to improve our understanding of ultraviolet radiation, taking into account time of year, time of day, cloud coverage, dust coverage and other factors.  A Total Sky Image has been taken every minute from sunrise to sunset from 2005 onwards to supplement the UV radiation data.

Complementary teaching materials are provided, including downloadable student worksheets, and online animations for both students and the general public.

Notes

Access to this data is at http://q0076.qcloud.qcif.edu.au, and requires a user name Q0076-RO and password w1xG4cmV. The available files include an Activity document for students to plot UV ratings, a MyUVindex spreadsheet for students to calculate UVA and UVB wavelengths, and estimate their own burn time, a folder (Ben) containing .dat files by year, a folder (Bentham) containing summer and winter solice data, a folder (Biometer) containing data taken every 5 minutes in November 2014, and a pdf file (Downs_PD) of a presentation on practical mathematics and solar radiation science for school students.

Available: 2002 to 2015

Data time period: 2002 to 2015

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  • Associated with Influence of high levels of cloud cover on vitamin D effective and erythemal solar UV irradiances
    uri : eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/22289
  • Associated with Influence of high levels of cloud cover on vitamin D effective and erythemal solar UV irradiances
    doi : 10.1039/C2PP25160D
  • Associated with Minimum Exposure Limits and Measured Relationships Between the Vitamin D, Erythema and International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Solar Ultraviolet
    doi : 10.1111/PHP.12394

    The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has established guidelines for exposure to ultraviolet radiation in outdoor occupational settings. Spectrally weighted ICNIRP ultraviolet exposures received by the skin or eye in an 8 hr period are limited to 30 Jm−2. In this study, the time required to reach the ICNIRP exposure limit was measured daily in ten minute intervals upon a horizontal plane at a subtropical Australian latitude over a full year and compared with the effective Vitamin D dose received to one-quarter of the available skin surface area for all six Fitzpatrick skin types. The comparison of measured solar ultraviolet exposures for the full range of sky conditions in the 2009 measurement period, including a major September continental dust event, show a clear relationship between the weighted ICNIRP and the effective vitamin D dose. Our results show that the horizontal plane ICNIRP ultraviolet exposure may be used under these conditions to provide minimum guidelines for the healthy moderation of vitamin D, scalable to each of the six Fitzpatrick skin types.

  • Associated with Minimum exposure limits and measured relationships between the vitamin D, erythema and International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection solar ultraviolet.
    uri : eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/26857

    The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has established guidelines for exposure to ultraviolet radiation in outdoor occupational settings. Spectrally weighted ICNIRP ultraviolet exposures received by the skin or eye in an 8 hr period are limited to 30 Jm−2. In this study, the time required to reach the ICNIRP exposure limit was measured daily in ten minute intervals upon a horizontal plane at a subtropical Australian latitude over a full year and compared with the effective Vitamin D dose received to one-quarter of the available skin surface area for all six Fitzpatrick skin types. The comparison of measured solar ultraviolet exposures for the full range of sky conditions in the 2009 measurement period, including a major September continental dust event, show a clear relationship between the weighted ICNIRP and the effective vitamin D dose. Our results show that the horizontal plane ICNIRP ultraviolet exposure may be used under these conditions to provide minimum guidelines for the healthy moderation of vitamin D, scalable to each of the six Fitzpatrick skin types.

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text: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

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Astronomical and Space Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Radiation | Earth Sciences | Expanding Knowledge | Expanding Knowledge | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Physical Sciences | Space and Solar Physics |

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