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http://dx.doi.org/10.15488/731 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.repo.uni-hannover.de/handle/123456789/755 |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schrempf, Michael
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dc.contributor.author |
Haluza, Daniela
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dc.contributor.author |
Simic, Stana
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dc.contributor.author |
Riechelmann, Stefan
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dc.contributor.author |
Graw, Kathrin
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dc.contributor.author |
Seckmeyer, Gunther
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-11-25T08:33:29Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-11-25T08:33:29Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Schrempf, Michael; Haluza, D.; Simic, S.; Riechelmann, S.; Graw, K. Et al.: Is multidirectional UV exposure responsible for increasing melanoma prevalence with altitude? A hypothesis based on calculations with a 3D-human exposure model. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13 (2016), Nr. 10, 961. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13100961 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In a recent study, melanoma incidence rates for Austrian inhabitants living at higher altitudes were found to increase by as much as 30% per 100 m altitude. This strong increase cannot simply be explained by the known increase of erythemally-weighted irradiance with altitude, which ranges between 0.5% and 4% per 100 m. We assume that the discrepancy is partially explainable by upwelling UV radiation; e.g., reflected by snow-covered surfaces. Therefore, we present an approach where the human UV exposure is derived by integrating incident radiation over the 3D geometry of a human body, which enables us to take upwelling radiation into account. Calculating upwelling and downwelling radiance with a radiative transfer model for a snow-free valley and for snow-covered mountain terrain (with albedo of 0.6) yields an increase in UV exposure by 10% per 100 m altitude. The results imply that upwelling radiation plays a significant role in the increase of melanoma incidence with altitude. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Austrian Climate Research Program (ACRP) |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Basel : MDPI AG |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13 (2016), Nr. 10 |
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dc.rights |
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Unported |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
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dc.subject |
Albedo |
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dc.subject |
Alpine region |
eng |
dc.subject |
Altitude effects |
eng |
dc.subject |
Erythema |
eng |
dc.subject |
Human exposure |
eng |
dc.subject |
Malignant melanoma |
eng |
dc.subject |
Snow cover |
eng |
dc.subject |
UV radiation |
eng |
dc.subject.ddc |
500 | Naturwissenschaften
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ger |
dc.title |
Is multidirectional UV exposure responsible for increasing melanoma prevalence with altitude? A hypothesis based on calculations with a 3D-human exposure model |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.type |
Text |
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dc.relation.issn |
1661-7827 |
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dc.relation.doi |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13100961 |
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dc.bibliographicCitation.issue |
10 |
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dc.bibliographicCitation.volume |
13 |
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dc.bibliographicCitation.firstPage |
961 |
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dc.description.version |
publishedVersion |
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tib.accessRights |
frei zug�nglich |
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