Illuminance turbidity parameters and atmospheric extinction in the visible spectrum

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 539, 1997, Pages 679-697

  Gueymard, C ^a   Kambezidis, H D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Inst Meteorol Phys Atmosph E   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Nitrogen dioxide; Optical thickness; Pollution; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SOLAR RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

USA, NEW YORK, ALBANY;

EID: 0031451455     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53907     Document Type: Article

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