Spectral UV irradiance on vertical surfaces: A case study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 464-470

  Webb, Ann R ^a   Weihs, P ^b   Blumthaler, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SPAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HUMANS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SPAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033112949     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03313.x     Document Type: Article

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