Performance of a single-monochromator diode array spectroradiometer for the determination of actinic flux and atmospheric photolysis frequencies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Edwards, Gavin D ^a   Monks, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinic flux; Atmospheric photolysis; Diode array; Ozone photolysis; Photolysis frequencies; Spectroradiometer

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIOMETER;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342268258     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002844     Document Type: Article

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