Analysis of long-term behavior of ultraviolet radiation measured by Robertson-Berger meters at 14 sites in the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 8737-8754

  Weatherhead, Elizabeth C ^a   Tiao, George C ^b   Reinsel, Gregory C ^c   Frederick, John E ^b   DeLuisi, John J ^d   Choi, Dongseok ^b   Tam, Wing Kuen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROBERTSON-BERGER METER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

USA;

EID: 0031422212     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03590     Document Type: Article

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