Statistical analysis and inter-comparison of the solar UVB, UVA and global radiation for Beer Sheva and Neve Zohar (Dead Sea), Israel

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Kudish, A I ^a,b   Lyubansky, V ^c   Evseev, E G ^a   Ianetz, A ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ASIA; BEER SHEVA; DEAD SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTHERN DISTRICT; WORLD;

EID: 14044276213     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0066-3     Document Type: Article

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