UV index monitoring in Europe
| Autor: | P. Kolarž, Henner Sandmann, David Bolsée, Julia Bilbao, José Manuel Vilaplana Guerrero, Alexandr Aculinin, Janusz W. Krzyscin, Sandra Andersson, Bjørn Helge Johnsen, Natalia Chubarova, Tilman Weiss, Daniele Grifoni, Rolf Werner, D. Groselj, Peter den Outer, Giuseppe Lorenzetto, Margit Aun, Nis Jepsen, Juan Ramon Moreta Gonzales, Francis Massen, Thierry Duprat, Jacqueline O'Hagan, Julita Biszczuk-Jakubowska, G. Zipoli, Tove Marit Svendby, Anu Heikkilä, Barbara Klotz, Alkis Bais, Julian Gröbner, Anna Maria Siani, Mario Blumthaler, Davor Tomsic, P. Eriksen, Henri Diémoz, Ann R. Webb, Diamantino Henriques, Alcide di Sarra, Antonio Serrano, Luisa Vaccaro, Boyan Petkov, Laurent Vuilleumier, Zoltan Toth, Anna Pribullova, Zoran Mijatovic, Hugo De Backer, Alois W. Schmalwieser, Charles Yousif, Ladislav Metelka, Arne Dahlback |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Index (economics)
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences solar UV radiation Sun protection business.industry Environmental resource management Quality control European population 010501 environmental sciences UV index dissemination Europe 01 natural sciences 3. Good health Health care The Internet Physical and Theoretical Chemistry business Quality assurance Quality information 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences |
| Popis: | The UV Index was established more than 20 years ago as a tool for sun protection and health care. Shortly after its introduction, UV Index monitoring started in several countries either by newly acquired instruments or by converting measurements from existing instruments into the UV Index. The number of stations and networks has increased over the years. Currently, 160 stations in 25 European countries deliver online values to the public via the Internet. In this paper an overview of these UV Index monitoring sites in Europe is given. The overview includes instruments as well as quality assurance and quality control procedures. Furthermore, some examples are given about how UV Index values are presented to the public. Through these efforts, 57% of the European population is supplied with high quality information, enabling them to adapt behaviour. Although health care, including skin cancer prevention, is cost-effective, a proportion of the European population still doesn't have access to UV Index information. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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