Satellite-Based Personal UV Dose Estimation

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Title
Satellite-Based Personal UV Dose Estimation
Journal
Atmosphere
Author(s)
Harris Todd C., Vuilleumier Laurent, Backes Claudine, Nenes Athanasios, Vernez David
ISSN
2073-4433
Publication state
Published
Issued date
17/02/2021
Volume
12
Number
2
Pages
268
Language
english
Abstract
Epidemiology and public health research relating to solar ultraviolet (UV) exposure usually relies on dosimetry to measure UV doses received by individuals. However, measurement errors affect each dosimetry measurement by unknown amounts, complicating the analysis of such measurements and their relationship to the underlying population exposure and the associated health outcomes. This paper presents a new approach to estimate UV doses without the use of dosimeters. By combining new satellite-derived UV data to account for environmental factors and simulation-based exposure ratio (ER) modelling to account for individual factors, we are able to estimate doses for specific exposure periods. This is a significant step forward for alternative dosimetry techniques which have previously been limited to annual dose estimation. We compare our dose estimates with dosimeter measurements from skiers and builders in Switzerland. The dosimetry measurements are expected to be slightly below the true doses due to a variety of dosimeter-related measurement errors, mostly explaining why our estimates are greater than or equal to the corresponding dosimetry measurements. Our approach holds much promise as a low-cost way to either complement or substitute traditional dosimetry. It can be applied in a research context, but is also fundamentally well-suited to be used as the basis for a dose-estimating mobile app that does not require an external device.
Keywords
Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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