Observed influence of clouds on ultraviolet-B radiation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2625-2628

  Schafer, J S ^a   Saxena, V K ^b   Wenny, B N ^b   Barnard, W ^c   De Luisi, J J ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DATA PROCESSING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE;

SOLAR RADIATION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD EFFECT; IRRADIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK MOUNTAIN;

BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; CLOUD REFLECTION; CONTINUOUS COVERAGE; FRACTIONAL CLOUD COVER; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SURFACE IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATIONS;

EID: 0030234092     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01984     Document Type: Article

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