## Abstract Solar radiation is the principal and fundamental energy for many physical, chemical and biological processes. However, it is measured at a very limited number of meteorological stations in the world. Estimation of solar radiation from measured meteorological variables offers an importan
Daily totals of solar UVB radiation estimated from routine meteorological measurements
โ Scribed by Webb, A. R. ;Steven, M. D.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1986
- Weight
- 296 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2314-6214
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โฆ Synopsis
Daily totals of solar ultraviolet-B (300-316 nm) and fullband (300-3000 nm) radiation were measured over 18 months at Sutton Bonington in the English Midlands. A relation was established between the little-measured but biologically active UVB waveband and the routinely recorded full solar radiation. A linear relation between the ratio of energy in the two wavebands and the cosine of the zenith angle at noon enables the UVB irradiation to be estimated from the full waveband. Information about ozone amounts, either daily values or monthly means, allows the estimates to be improved.
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Solar radiation is the principal and fundamental energy for many physical, chemical and biological processes. However, it is measured at a limited number of meteorological stations in the world. Estimation of solar radiation from the measured meteorological variables offers an important alternative