Comparisons of corrected daily integrated erythemal UVR from the U.S. EPA/UGA network of Brewer spectroradiometers with model and satellite data

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4482, Issue , 2002, Pages 70-81

  Sabburg, J ^a,c   Kimlin, M G ^a   Rives, J E ^a   Meltzer, R S ^a   Taylor, T ^a   Schmalzle, G ^a   Zheng, S ^a   Huang, N ^a   Wilson, A ^a   Udelhofen, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Radiation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BREWER SPECTRORADIOMETERS; TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0347472606     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452955     Document Type: Article

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