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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017

Impact of Orientation on the Vitamin D Weighted Exposure of a Human in an Urban Environment.

Michael Schrempf, Nadine Thuns, Kezia Lange, Gunther Seckmeyer

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Wearable ultraviolet radiation sensors for research and personal use.International journal of biometeorology · 2022
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  4. Estimation of exposure durations for vitamin D production and sunburn risk in Switzerland.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Michael SchrempfInstitute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. schrempf@muk.uni-hannover.de.
Nadine ThunsInstitute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. thuns@muk.uni-hannover.de.
Kezia LangeInstitute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. lange@muk.uni-hannover.de.
Gunther SeckmeyerInstitute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. seckmeyer@muk.uni-hannover.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vitamin D₃-weighted UV exposure of a human with vertical posture was calculated for urban locations to investigate the impact of orientation and obstructions on the exposure. Human exposure was calculated by using the 3D geometry of a human and integrating the radiance, i.e., the radiant energy from the direct solar beam and the diffuse sky radiation from different incident and azimuth angles. Obstructions of the sky are derived from hemispherical images, which are recorded by a digital camera with a fisheye lens. Due to the low reflectivity of most surfaces in the UV range, the radiance from obstructed sky regions was neglected. For spring equinox (21 March), the exposure of a human model with winter clothing in an environment where obstructions cover 40% of the sky varies by up to 25%, depending on the orientation of the human model to the sun. The calculation of the accumulated vitamin D₃-weighted exposure of a human with winter clothing walking during lunch break shows that human exposure is reduced by the obstruction of buildings and vegetation by 40%.

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Environment DesignOrientationPostureUltraviolet RaysCholecalciferolCitiesGermanyModels, TheoreticalSeasonsCholecalciferolhemispherical sky imageshuman exposureradianceurban environmentUV radiationvitamin D

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PMID28813022
PMCPMC5577621

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