Model for UV irradiance on arbitrarily oriented surfaces

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Mech, Mario ^a   Koepke, Peter ^a  

^a Meteorological Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 2342516048     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-003-0023-6     Document Type: Article

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