Climatotherapy at the dead sea - Lot Spa Hotel

The Dead Sea's Unique

Climatotherapy at the dead sea - Lot Spa Hotel
  • about 330 sunny days annually,
  • high barometric pressure, i.e., around 5% greater in the winter and more than 3% during the summer, relative to the that at sea level as a result of it being the lowest terrestrial site on Earth,
  • a higher density of air than any other terrestrial site on the earth as a result of its high barometric pressure, viz., more oxygen molecules per unit volume
  • the erythema irradiation (the lowest wavelengths within the UVB irradiation range, that causes sunburn and other deleterious effects such as skin cancer), is attenuated by selective filtration as a result of the relatively longer optical path length the solar rays must traverse to reach the lowest terrestrial site on Earth
Climatotherapy at the dead sea - Lot Spa Hotel

 

 

  • both the UVB and UVA irradiation are attenuated as a result of the selective filtration; the degree of attenuation is greatest during the summer and smallest in the winter
  • salinity of the Dead Sea water is 10x that of sea water; having a salt concentration of 345g
  • Dead Sea basin mud contains a high concentration of minerals
  • air at the Dead Sea basin has a relatively high concentration of aerosols containing mineral.