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Data description paper |
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Biologically effective daily radiant exposure for erythema appearance, previtamin D3 synthesis, and clearing of psoriatic lesions derived from erythemal broadband meters at Belsk, Poland, for the period 1976–2023
Janusz W. Krzyścin
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Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Agnieszka Czerwińska
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Bonawentura Rajewska-Więch
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Janusz Jarosławski
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Piotr S. Sobolewski
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
Izabela Pawlak
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 01-452, Poland
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Time series (1976−2023) of biologically effective (for skin redness, vitamin D3 production, and psoriasis healing) daily radiant exposure (RE) at Belsk from standard erythemal biometers are examined. Comparisons of the measured data for cloudless days with values from a radiation transfer model provide a basis for data homogenisation. Averaged results from different versions of the recalculated data give the 1976−2004 trend of about 6 % per 10 years in annual RE for all biological effects.
Time series (1976−2023) of biologically effective (for skin redness, vitamin D3 production, and...
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