SUNBURNING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AT INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND

Sunburning ultraviolet radiation (290-320 nm) has been measured at Invercargill (46.4 S, 168.4 E) since September 1981. A comparison of these data and similar measurements from northern hemisphere sites shows that there is nothing unusual or excessive about the solar ultraviolet exposure at Invercar...

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Published in:Weather and climate : journal of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand 1987-02, Vol.7 (1), p.21-25
Main Authors: Nichol, Sylvia E., Basher, Reid E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altitude
Northern hemisphere
Skin cancers
Solar radiation
Spectral sensitivity
Summer
Sunburn
Ultraviolet radiation
Winter
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Summary:Sunburning ultraviolet radiation (290-320 nm) has been measured at Invercargill (46.4 S, 168.4 E) since September 1981. A comparison of these data and similar measurements from northern hemisphere sites shows that there is nothing unusual or excessive about the solar ultraviolet exposure at Invercargill.
ISSN:0111-5499
DOI:10.2307/44279732