Case study of UV-B modification during episodes of urban air pollution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2203-2208

  Repapis, C C ^a   Mantis, H T ^a   Paliatsos, A G ^b   Philandras, C M ^a   Bais, A F ^c   Meleti, C ^c  

^a Athens Merchant Marine Academy   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; UV B radiation absorption

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GREECE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032101315     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00410-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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