Observations of broadband solar UV-A irradiance at Santa Maria, Brazil (29°S, 53° W)

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Echer, E ^a   Schuch, N J ^a   Makita, K ^b,c   Okano, S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Atmospheric radiative transfer; Solar radiation; Solar UV

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEASONAL VARIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542749363     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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