UV irradiance on arbitrarily oriented surfaces: Variation with atmospheric and ground properties

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Koepke, Peter ^a   Mech, Mario ^a  

^a Meteorological Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 19544379836     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0106-z     Document Type: Article

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