Decline in global solar radiation with increased horizontal visibility in Germany between 1964 and 1990

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2391-2401

  Liepert, Beate G ^a   Kukla, George J ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR RADIATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 0031396112     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2391:DIGSRW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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