title: Ultraviolet radiation penetrating vehicle glass: a field based comparative study.
abstract: The solar UV transmitted through automobile glass was measured in the field in two cars using a spectroradiometer. The two cars were identical except that one of the cars had all of the windows (except the windshield) tinted. The measured spectral erythemal UV on a horizontal plane with the windows fully closed was reduced in the tinted car by a factor of 42 when compared with the erythemal UV measured in the untinted car. The ambient UVA irradiances at various locations within four different makes of car and a tractor were also measured with a broad band UVA handheld meter. The average normalized daily UVA exposure (measured with a broad band UVA meter) was 1.3 times higher in a large family sedan when compared with that in a small hatchback and the UVA exposure in a car with tinted windows was 3.8 times less than in a similar untinted car.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Astronomy an Atmospheric Research, Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kimlin
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parisi
mesh_terms: D005898:Glass; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays