Cloud impacts on UV spectral actinic flux observed during the International Photolysis Frequency Measurement and Model Intercomparison (IPMMI)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Crawford, J ^a   Shetter, R E ^b   Lefer, B ^b   Cantrell, C ^b   Junkermann, W ^c   Madronich, S ^b   Calvert, J ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinic flux; Clouds; Photolysis; Radiation; UV

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; CLOUD COVER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342332005     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002731     Document Type: Article

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