Long-term variability in surface UV-B radiation across the United States

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5545, Issue , 2004, Pages 7-16

  Hicke, Jeffrey A ^a   Slusser, James ^a   Lantz, Kathleen ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Trends; USDA UV B network; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

DOWNDWELLING RADIATION; TRENDS; USDA UV-B NETWORK; UV-B RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OZONE LAYER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 15844429721     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.560092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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