Preprocessing of total ozone content as an input parameter to UV Index forecast calculations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Schmalwieser, Alois W ^a   Schauberger, Günther ^a   Weihs, Philipp ^b   Stubi, Rene ^c   Janouch, Michal ^d   Coetzee, Gerrie J R ^e   Simic, Stana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^d CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

EPTOMS; Forecast; Total ozone; UV Index; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; TOTAL OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 17944397300     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002186     Document Type: Article

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