A European satellite-derived UV climatology available for impact studies

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-411

  Verdebout, Jean ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ERYTHEMA; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; TELECOMMUNICATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 10444282132     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch063     Document Type: Article

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