International Photolysis Frequency Measurement and Model Intercomparison (IPMMI): Spectral actinic solar flux measurements and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Bais, A F ^a   Madronich, S ^b   Crawford, J ^c   Hall, S R ^b   Mayer, B ^b   van Weele, M ^d   Lenoble, J ^e   Calvert, J G ^b   Cantrell, C A ^b   Shetter, R E ^b   Hofzumahaus, A ^f   Koepke, P ^g   Monks, P S ^h   Frost, G ⁱ   McKenzie, R ^j   Krotkov, N ^k   Kylling, A ^l   Swartz, W H ^m   Lloyd, S ^m   Pfister, G ⁿ   Martin, T J ^o   Roeth, E P ^g   Griffioen, E ^p   Ruggaber, A ^g   Krol, M ^q   Kraus, A ^f   Edwards, G D ⁱ   Mueller, M ^o   Lefer, B L ^b   Johnston, P ^k   Schwander, H ^h   Flittner, D ^r   Gardiner, B G ^s   Barrick, J ^c   Schmitt, R ^t   more..

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^f FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^l NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^m JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^o KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^p YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^s BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^t Meteorologie Consult GmbH   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Actinic flux; Model intercomparison; Solar ultraviolet radiation; UV modeling; UV spectral measurements

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342310677     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002891     Document Type: Article

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