In order understand the exact effect of ultra violet A and B present at different altitudes, a sensor for each UV type was launched on the [[SSI-28]] launch. From the collected data, it can be concluded that there is much more UV A than UV B, and it does in fact increase with altitude, reaching a max value of 1323 microwatts/cm^2 for UV A and 292 microwatts/cm^2 for UV B. In addition, there was a lot of oscillation in values, which is due to the sensor being on one side, and the payload spinning during its flight. Thus, the value where the sun is directly facing the latex would correspond to the high part of the wave. | In order understand the exact effect of ultra violet A and B present at different altitudes, a sensor for each UV type was launched on the [[SSI-28]] launch. From the collected data, it can be concluded that there is much more UV A than UV B, and it does in fact increase with altitude, reaching a max value of 1323 microwatts/cm^2 for UV A and 292 microwatts/cm^2 for UV B. In addition, there was a lot of oscillation in values, which is due to the sensor being on one side, and the payload spinning during its flight. Thus, the value where the sun is directly facing the latex would correspond to the high part of the wave. |