UV-B increases (1979-1992) from decreases in total ozone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2117-2120

  Herman, J R ^a   Bhartia, P K ^a   Ziemke, J ^a   Ahmad, Z ^b   Larko, D ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Software Corporation of America   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; ESTIMATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES; ATMOSPHERIC SCATTERING; HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ALBEDO; OZONE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TOMS; ULTRAVIOLET FLUX;

EID: 0030206960     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01958     Document Type: Article

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