Color and spectral analysis of daylight in southern Europe

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1325-1335

  Hernández Andrés, Javier ^a   Romero, Javier ^a   Nieves, Juan L ^a   Lee, Raymond L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; COLORIMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LUMINOUS EFFICACIES;

COLOR;

EID: 0001688509     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.001325     Document Type: Article

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