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| author | Mauro Valdés-Barrón |
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| contents | UVB solar radiation climatology for Mexico Mauro Valdés-Barrón Juan Carlos Peláez-Chávez Roberto Bonifaz-Alfonzo David Riveros- Rosas Victor Velasco-Herréra Hector Estévez-Pérez Ciencias de la Tierra UVB wavelet ultraviolet index Solar ultraviolet radiation The measurement of solar B band Ultraviolet radiation (UVB) should be considered a priority in Mexico due to implications on public health throughout the country (total population, 108 million), but this is not carried out at present. Installed sensors cover only 0.12% of the country. However, there are alternative methods for estimating UVB radiation to overcome the lack of surface data. The most successful of these are based on the use of satellites for environmental monitoring. In the present work, UVB maps are constructed for the entire country using a single, daily satellite measurement of UVB at solar noon from 1978‒2003. Satellite-derived values are compared with the ground measurements by a surface station located in Mexico City in order to validate the former. Wavelet spectrum analysis is employed to this end. A close correlation is observed between the two sets of data. Moreover, there is qualitative correspondence between the spatial distribution of the satellite-derived data and the surface topography. The difference resulting throughout the period mentioned is <2% of the average annual cumulative energy. 2013 artículo científico 0016-7169 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56825663003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=568 Geofísica Internacional application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Geofísica Internacional (México) Num.1 Vol.52 |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| spellingShingle | UVB solar radiation climatology for Mexico Mauro Valdés-Barrón Ciencias de la Tierra UVB wavelet ultraviolet index Solar ultraviolet radiation UVB solar radiation climatology for Mexico Mauro Valdés-Barrón Juan Carlos Peláez-Chávez Roberto Bonifaz-Alfonzo David Riveros- Rosas Victor Velasco-Herréra Hector Estévez-Pérez Ciencias de la Tierra UVB wavelet ultraviolet index Solar ultraviolet radiation The measurement of solar B band Ultraviolet radiation (UVB) should be considered a priority in Mexico due to implications on public health throughout the country (total population, 108 million), but this is not carried out at present. Installed sensors cover only 0.12% of the country. However, there are alternative methods for estimating UVB radiation to overcome the lack of surface data. The most successful of these are based on the use of satellites for environmental monitoring. In the present work, UVB maps are constructed for the entire country using a single, daily satellite measurement of UVB at solar noon from 1978‒2003. Satellite-derived values are compared with the ground measurements by a surface station located in Mexico City in order to validate the former. Wavelet spectrum analysis is employed to this end. A close correlation is observed between the two sets of data. Moreover, there is qualitative correspondence between the spatial distribution of the satellite-derived data and the surface topography. The difference resulting throughout the period mentioned is <2% of the average annual cumulative energy. 2013 artículo científico 0016-7169 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56825663003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=568 Geofísica Internacional application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Geofísica Internacional (México) Num.1 Vol.52 |
| title | UVB solar radiation climatology for Mexico |
| topic | Ciencias de la Tierra UVB wavelet ultraviolet index Solar ultraviolet radiation |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56825663003 |