Version 2 data of the National Science Foundation's Ultraviolet Radiation Monitoring Network: South Pole

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Bernhard, G ^a   Booth, C R ^a   Ehramjian, Jime C ^a  

^a BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; South Pole; Total column ozone; Ultraviolet radiation; Uncertainty; UV

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 13244273827     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004937     Document Type: Article

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