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. 2015 Apr 3;3:2900310. doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2015.2419612

TABLE 2. Calculated TTSB Values and Data Provided by the National Weather Service.

UV index Skin Type Environment SPF Level TTSB (minutes) National weather service (minutes)
Case 1 3 Light Skin Snow 10 39 35–45
Case 2 9 Medium Light Skin Cloud None 22 18–28
Case 3 5 Fair light Skin Water (sailing) 30 58 50–60
Case 4 2 Medium Dark Skin Sand None 104 100–110
Case 5 8 Dark skin Grass (park) 15 128 125–135
Case 6 7 Light Skin Building (city) 20 46 40–50
Case 7 6 Deep Dark skin Sand 5 75 70–80
Case 8 1 Fair light Skin Snow 40 303 300–310
Case 9 4 Dark skin Cloud None 95 90–100
Case 10 10 Light Skin Building (city) 25 35 30–40