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Radiative models for the evaluation of the UV radiation at the ground
1Meteorologisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstr. 33, 80333 Munich, Germany. peter.koepke@lmu.de
Abstract:
The variety of radiative models for solar UV radiation is discussed. For the evaluation of measured UV radiation at the ground the basic problem is the availability of actual values of the atmospheric parameters that influence the UV radiation. The largest uncertainties are due to clouds and aerosol, which are highly variable. In the case of tilted receivers, like the human skin for most orientations, and for conditions like a street canyon or tree shadow, besides the classical radiative transfer in the atmosphere additional modelling is necessary.
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