Climatology of UV biologically effective radiation in Poland

The work aimed at creating the monthly mean UV climatology for different action spectra for Poland using a UV reconstruction model was performed. The UV reconstruction model was elaborated in Poland, in the frame of COST Action 726 “Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe.” UV calculations were performed for the period of 1985–2001 on the base of daily global solar radiation and ancillary data. Two biological effective action spectra, Erythemal and Previtamin D, were then applied in order to analyze the UV impact on human beings and the environment. Monthly mean UVBE maps where created using two different specialization methods, which allowed for regional and temporal analysis of UVBE distribution over Poland.