Effects of clouds and haze on UV-B radiation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 16807-16816

  Estupiñán, Jeral G ^a,d   Raman, Sethu ^a   Crescenti, Gennaro H ^b,c   Streicher, John J ^b,c   Barnard, William F ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CUMULUS; HAZE; RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0030428042     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01170     Document Type: Article

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