Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2017)
Case report

Ultraviolet Index in the city of Puno for clear skies

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  • Matías Huillca Arbieto,
  • Ciro William Taipe,
  • Miguel Saavedra
Matías Huillca Arbieto
National University of the Altiplano Puno Peru
Ciro William Taipe
National University of the Altiplano Puno Peru
Miguel Saavedra
Major National University of San Marcos, Lima -Peru

Published 2017-06-26

Keywords

  • Ultraviolet radiation,
  • Ultraviolet index

How to Cite

Huillca Arbieto, M. ., William Taipe, C. ., & Saavedra, M. . (2017). Ultraviolet Index in the city of Puno for clear skies. Revista De Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research, 19(2), 211-218. https://doi.org/10.18271/ria.2017.280

Abstract

In the highland region of Puno-Peru, the Ultraviolet Radiation Index (IUV) on the international scale are higher than normal at certain seasons of the year and reflect high risk of erythema in people, alterations in the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. For that reason an automatic radiometric station was installed and certified in the National University of the Altiplano, being the main objective the search of a spectral model of the IUV. We chose arbitrarily 6 days of clear sky without clouds, one day for each month from August of 2015. A good performance was demonstrated between the model and the measurements, being the correlation in average 0.99. Also the model allows to estimate the rate of ultraviolet radiation type B that is approximately 76.4% and 23.6% corresponds to type A, that is when the sun is at the zenith. On the other hand the measurements show a sinusoidal behavior noting some stability in the summer, the values Index daily maximum was on average of 14 from October until February. The dissemination of IUV data will inform, alert and sensitize the population of the harmful effects on health.

 

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