Ultraviolet sky radiance distributions of translucent overcast skies

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 129-139

  Grant, R H ^a   Heisler, G M ^b,c   Gao, W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; SCATTERING; SKY RADIANCE; TRANSLUCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031429301     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00865013     Document Type: Article

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