Recent variations of atmospheric hirbidity at selected sites in Finland, Estonia and Norway as revealed by surface solar radiation measurements

Geophysica

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 195-215

  Heikinheimo, M J ^a   Ohvril, H ^b   Venalainen A ^a   Skartveit, A ^c   Olseth, J A ^c,d   Laine, V ^a   Teral, H ^b   Arak, M ^b   Teral, K ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerosol transmittance; Atmospheric transparency; Solar radiation; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL TRANSMITTANCE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPARENCY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ESTONIA, TURIKOJA; FINLAND; NORWAY, BERGEN;

EID: 0030357368     PISSN: 03674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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