Faster sunburn at the beach

You get sunburnt faster at the beach than in the city. Why is that? On this page, we explain this using a number of images.

What is the UV index and UV radiation?

The UV index is a measure (number) of the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the sunlight that reaches the ground on earth. This page contains more information about this type of radiation.

Measurement and calculation models

RIVM measures the UV index continuously. On this page, we explain how we do this and which calculations are needed.

RIVM partnerships

This page contains more information about RIVM’s partnerships such as the UV Index Action Platform and Skin Cancer Care in the Netherlands.

Publications

Ultraviolet radiation and health

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation affects our health. We need it, but too much radiation is bad. This page explains the health effects of UV radiation.

SHICrivm

These pages describe the software package for wavelength SHIft and quality Control of solar spectral UV-measurements.

main features

This page describes the main features of the SHICrivm package.

currrent version

The latest update of the SHICrivm package is version 3_075 with shell SHICcall 5_25.