Retrieval of the aerosol optical depth in the UV-B at Uccle from Brewer ozone measurements over a long time period 1984-2002

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Cheymol, Anne ^a   De Backer, Hugo ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Langley plot method; UV B

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; OPTICAL DEPTH; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642287711     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003758     Document Type: Article

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