TOMS-derived erythemal irradiance versus measurements at the stations of the Argentine UV Monitoring Network

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Cede, Alexander ^a,b   Luccini, Eduardo ^c   Nunez, Liliana ^d   Piacentini, Rubén D ^e,f   Blumthaler, Mario ^g   Herman, Jay R ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Ministerio de Defensa Republica Argentina   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Erythemal irradiance; Ground based measurements; Satellite derived data

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042837570     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004519     Document Type: Article

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