Observed reductions of surface solar radiation at sites in the United States and worldwide from 1961 to 1990

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 61-1-61-4

  Liepert, Beate G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD COVER; OPTICAL DEPTH; SOLAR RADIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037095893     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl014910     Document Type: Article

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