Comparison of aerosol optical thickness retrieval from spectroradiometer measurements and from two radiative transfer models

Solar Energy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-205

  Utrillas, M P ^a   Martinez Lozano J A ^a   Cachorro, V E ^b   Tena, F ^a   Hernandez, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; TURBIDITY;

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; SPECTRORADIOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0034140445     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(99)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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