A variable sky-view platform for the measurement of ultraviolet radiation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1170-1182

  Kuchinke, Christopher ^a   Nunez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SKY-VIEW PLATFORM;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0141521733     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1170:AVSPFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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