Modeling the altitude effect on solar UV radiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-187

  Dvorkin, A Y ^a   Steinberger, E H ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SURFACE ALBEDO;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0033076672     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00126-1     Document Type: Article

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