UVB Global average radiation (Australia is not highlighted)

From Michael Beckmann, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ April 2014

michael.beckmann@ufz.de

Data set is available at http://www.ufz.de/gluv/

Average Intensity of Global UV-B Radiation (High)

Average Intensity of Global UV-B Radiation (Low)

Average Intensity of Global UV-B Radiation (Annual)

See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview UV and vitamin D

• UVB produced 8X more vitamin D as solar UV – July 2012

• UV Maps, US etc

• Interview with transcript concerning UVA, UVB, and health – Grant Dec 2012

• Colorado has the best UV (and thus best health) in the US high altitiude, like Tibet and Peru in the maps above