Synonym(s)
Aerosol Complex; Biosphere; Effect complex of actinic; Effect complex of air-chemical; Effect complex of thermal-hygric; medical climatology
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According to the definition of Loewy (1924), this is considered a sub-area of "bio-meteorology", which essentially comprises the atmospheric and terrestrial processes at a location, which result from the total number of weather conditions measured over at least 3 decades and which can have an effect on humans. Since all attempts to reduce the climate reactions to humans to individual factors have failed, since Linke (1922) one speaks of so-called effect complexes. For dermatology important effect complexes are:
- Thermal-hygric effect complex: Contains the climatic data of air temperature, humidity, wind speed and wind direction, as well as the thermal radiation of the sun, sky and the earth's surface.
- Actinic effect complex: Defined by the effect of solar and celestial radiation in the spectral range of 280-2400 nm.
The biosphere is defined as the biologically significant radiation between 280 and 2400 nm reaching the surface. It is generally expressed in calories per cm2 and day. - Aerosol complex ("aerosol complex" according to Jessel): Composed of all airborne admixtures capable of floating, e.g. gaseous components such as carbon and sulphur dioxides, pollen, halogens such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and especially iodine, as well as the various core sizes of the "surf aerosol" (i.e. the seawater admixtures at the edge of the flood measured in the sea wind).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer