Semi-empirical method for the conversion of spectral UV global irradiance data into actinic flux

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4341-4346

  Schallhart, B ^a   Huber, M ^a   Blumthaler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Climatology; Photochemistry; Photolysis rates; Scattering

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACTINIC FLUXES; GLOBAL IRRADIANCE;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CALCULATION; GREECE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARAMETER; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; SWITZERLAND; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 3142570588     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.04.017     Document Type: Article

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