UV index and UV dose distributions for Australia (1997-2001)

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-250

  Lemus Deschamps, Lilia ^a   Rikus, L ^a   Grainger, S ^a   Gies, P ^b   Sisson, J ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; INDEX METHOD; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

NASA;

EID: 15244344895     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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