Using broadband erythemal UV instruments to measure relative irradiance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Nunez, Manuel ^a   Kuchinke, Christopher ^a   Gies, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broadband radiometers; Relative irradiance; Ultraviolet irradiance; UV erythemal irradiance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTATION THEORY; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOMETRY; CLOUD; DATA SET; INSTRUMENTATION; IRRADIANCE; SAMPLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 1942449739     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000738     Document Type: Article

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