Relationship between photolysis frequencies derived from spectroscopic measurements of actinic fluxes and irradiances during the IPMMI campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages

  Mckenzie, Richard ^a   Jonston, Paul ^a   Hofzumahaus, Andreas ^b   Kraus, Alexander ^b   Mandronich, Sasha ^c   Cantrell, Chris ^c   Calvert, Jack ^c   Shetter, Rick ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinic flux; Photolysis; Spectral irradiance; Ultraviolet radiation; UV

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOLYSIS; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0037181605     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000601     Document Type: Article

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