Stratospheric ozone loss, ulraviolet effects and action spectroscopy

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Coohill, Thomas P ^a  

^a Ultraviolet Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECT; OZONE DEPLETION; SPECTROSCOPY; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0030367870     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(96)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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