Implications for water monomer and dimer solar absorption from observations at Boulder, Colorado

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D14, 1999, Pages 16785-16791

  Daniel, J S ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Sanders, R W ^a   Portmann, R W ^a   Miller, D C ^a,b   Madsen, W ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA Environ Technology Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DEPTH; SOLAR RADIATION;

BOULDER; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0011568449     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900220     Document Type: Article

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