Effect of inhomogeneous surface albedo on diffuse UV sky radiance at a high-altitude site

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Huber, Martin ^a   Blumthaler, Mario ^a   Schreder, Josef ^a   Schallhart, Barbara ^a   Lenoble, Jacqueline ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Albedo; Sky radiance; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ALTITUDE; RADIANCE; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 3042717881     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004013     Document Type: Article

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