Kazantzidis A, Smedley A, Kift R, Rimmer J, Berry JL, Rhodes LE, Webb AR. A modeling approach to determine how much UV radiation is available across the UK and Ireland for health risk and benefit studies.
Photochem Photobiol Sci 2015;
14:1073-81. [DOI:
10.1039/c5pp00008d]
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Abstract
Monthly average vitamin D effective UV doses (J m−2) over UK based on data for years 2003–2012. The southern part receives 1.5–2 times more UV than the north during spring, summer and autumn. Doses at coastal sites being up to 25% higher than inland areas.
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