Climatology and trends of surface UV radiation: Survey article

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-138

  Tarasick, D W ^a   Fioletov, V E ^a   Wardle, D I ^a   Kerr, J B ^a   McArthur, L J B ^a   McLinden, C A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; LAND SURFACE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0141515388     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.410202     Document Type: Article

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