What You See Is Not What You Get: The Difference Between Sunlight and Ultraviolet Radiation

Illustration from the cover of "What You See Is Not What You Get: The Difference Between Visible Sunlight and Ultraviolet Radiation" showing two kids wearing sunglasses that reflect back a neighborhood scene.

Scientists have known that there is a difference between the sun’s visible radiation and invisible ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation is separated into 3 types: UVA, UVB, and UVC. The scientists in this study were interested in trees growing in urban areas. They wanted to know whether the shade that we can see under urban trees protects people from UVB radiation.

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Urban Forest - Vol. 6 No. 1

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