Actinic flux determination from measurements of irradiance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Kylling, A ^a   Webb, A R ^b   Bais, A F ^c   Blumthaler, M ^d   Schmitt, R ^e   Thiel, S ^f   Kazantzidis, A ^c   Kift, R ^b   Misslbeck, M ^f   Schallhart, B ^d   Schreder, J ^d   Topaloglou, C ^c   Kazadzis, S ^c   Rimmer, J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e Meteorologie Consult GmbH   (Germany)

^f KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinic flux; Irradiance; Measurements; Modeling; UV

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ALGORITHM; IRRADIANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1342268694     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003236     Document Type: Article

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