A note on the use of the two-stream delta-scaling approximation for calculating atmospheric photolysis rate coefficients

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D9, 1996, Pages 14525-14530

  Zeng, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; PHOTODISSOCIATION RATE; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0030423382     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD01011     Document Type: Article

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