Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation (PAUR) modulation factors: An overview of the project

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 18, 2002, Pages

  Zerefos, Christos S ^a   Kourtidis, Kostas A ^a   Melas, Dimitris ^a   Balis, Dimitris ^a   Zanis, Prodromos ^a   Katsaros, Loukas ^a   Mantis, Homer T ^b   Repapis, C ^b   Isaksen, Ivar ^c   Sundet, Jostein ^c   Herman, Jay ^d   Bhartia, P K ^d   Calpini, Bertrand ^e  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosols; East Mediterranean; Photochemistry; Total ozone; Tropospheric ozone; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 1642428232     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000134     Document Type: Article

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