New USDA UVB synthetic spectra algorithm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5886, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-7

  Davis, John M ^a   Slusser, James ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Synthetic spectra; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); SOLAR ZENITH ANGLES; SYNTHETIC SPECTRA; US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA);

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIOMETERS; ROTATION;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIOMETRY; RESOLUTION; ROTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 29344460631     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.620269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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