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Timing of exposure: Around midday
Start time (hours UTC)
Body exposure:
%.
Desired dietary equivalent dose of vitamin D:
IU. (1000 IU widely recommended every other day)
Cloudless sky:
Visibility of km, Range [5-350] km.
Ångström β of , Range [0.0-0.4] (AOD = βλµm-1.3).
Scattered clouds: Cloud fraction of
%, Range [0-100]. Cloud liquid water column of
g m-2, Range [0-2000].
Broken clouds (radiation enhancement): Cloud liquid water column of
g m-2, Range [0-2000].
Overcast sky: Cloud liquid water path (LWP) of
g m-2, Range [0-2000].
(Thin clouds: LWP < 50 g m-2; Thick clouds: LWP > 500 g m-2)
Estimate cloud thickness from UV index assuming overcast sky: UV index [0-20]
Total ozone column:
Dobson Units (DU), Range [100-600]
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Surface elevation
km above sea level. Range [0.0-6.0] km
Surface albedo of
Range [0.0-1.0].
Surface type:
This work has been funded by the European Commission and the Norwegian Research Council through the projects
UV Radiation in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future (UVRAPPF), European Database for UV Climatology and Evaluation (EDUCE)
and Integrated Assessment of Health Risks of Environmental Stressors in Europe (INTARESE). 