Optical response of the atmosphere during the Caribbean total solar eclipses of 26 February 1998 and of 3 February 1916 at Falcón state, Venezuela

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 125-159

  Peñaloza Murillo, Marcos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol influence; Meteorological measurements; Photometric measurements; Sky brightness; Solar eclipse; Tropic

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOMETER; SOLAR ECLIPSE;

FALCON STATE; PARAGUANA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036876226     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022417600232     Document Type: Article

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