Fast simulation tool for UV radiation and diagnosis of measured UV spectra

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5156, Issue , 2003, Pages 409-419

  Engelsen, Ola ^a   Kylling, Arve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Measurements; Quality assurance; Radiative transfer modelling; Simulations; UVA; UVB; UVR

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; OZONE LAYER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

AEROSOL LOADING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELLING; UVA; UVB;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 2342651526     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.511804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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