Broad-band turbidity parameters and spectral band resolution of solar radiation for the period 1954-1991, in Athens, Greece

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-242

  Jacovides, C P ^a   Karalis, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Air Force Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality; Athens basin; Atmospheric turbidity; Greece; Spectral distribution of solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL ATTENTUATION; AIR QUALITY DETERIORATION; ANGSTROM TURBIDITY COEFFICIENT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; SOLAR IRRADIANCE (1954-1991); SPECTRAL BAND RESOLUTION;

GREECE, ATHENS;

EID: 0029752811     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199602)16:2<229::AID-JOC6>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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