Population-Weighted Global Horizontal Irradiance, 1991-2012

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Environmental Health & Toxicology

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United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Environmental Health & Toxicology. Population-Weighted Global Horizontal Irradiance, 1991-2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/E244201V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Population-Weighted Global Horizontal Irradiance, 1991-2012
Summary:  View help for Summary This dataset provides data at the county level for the contiguous United States. It includes daily Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) data from 1991-2012 provided by the Environmental Remote Sensing group at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) measures. Learn more about sunlight and UV on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showUVLanding. By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements: 1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only. 2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals. 3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: [email protected]. 4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating. 5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC. 6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking. Problems or Questions? Email [email protected]. Read less
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.cdc.gov/Environmental-Health-Toxicology/Population-Weighted-Global-Horizontal-Irradiance-1/fdyw-m38t/about_data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms sunlight; environmental health; skin cancer; total solar irradiance
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes (Downloaded 1/12/2026)


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