Variability in Sun photometer-derived total ozone over a tropical urban station

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Raj, P Ernest ^a   Devara, P C S ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Maheskumar, R S ^a   Dani, K K ^a   Saha, S K ^a   Sonbawne, S M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Sun photometer; Total column ozone; Tropical station

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLEAR SKY; OZONE; PHOTOMETER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; PUNE; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3042787901     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004195     Document Type: Article

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