An analysis is made of experimental ultraviolet erythemal solar radiation data measured during the years 2000 and 2001 by the Spanish UV-B radiation evaluation and prediction network. This network consists of 16 Robertson–Berger type pyranometers for evaluating solar erythemal radiation and five Brewer spectroradiometers for evaluating the stratospheric ozone. On the basis of these data the Ultraviolet Index (UVI) was evaluated for the measuring stations that are located either in coastal regions or in the more densely populated regions inland on the Iberian Peninsula. It has been checked that in most cases the maximum irradiance values corresponded to solar noon, although there were exceptions that could be explained by cloudiness. The maximum experimental values of the UVI were around 9 during the summer, though frequently passing this value at the inland measurement stations. The annual accumulated dose of irradiation on a horizontal plane has also been studied, as well as the evolution through the year in units of energy, standard erythemal doses and minimum erythemal doses, according to different phototypes.
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1 August 2002
UV Index Experimental Values During the Years 2000 and 2001 from the Spanish Broadband UV-B Radiometric Network
José A. Martínez-Lozano,
María J. Marín,
Fernando Tena,
María P. Utrillas,
Luis Sánchez-Muniosguren,
Carlos González-Frías,
Emilio Cuevas,
Alberto Redondas,
Jerónimo Lorente,
Xavier de Cabo,
Victoria Cachorro,
Ricardo Vergaz,
Angel de Frutos,
Juan P. Díaz,
Francisco J. Expósito,
Benito de la Morena,
José M. Vilaplana
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Photochemistry and Photobiology
Vol. 76 • No. 2
August 2002
Vol. 76 • No. 2
August 2002