A method to determine atmospheric optical depth using observations of direct solar radiation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 22, 2003, Pages

  Terez, E I ^a   Terez, G A ^a  

^a TAURIDA NATIONAL V I VERNADSKY UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Method; Optical depth

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 1442337116     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003829     Document Type: Article

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