Assessment of four methods to estimate surface UV radiation using satellite data, by comparison with ground measurements from four stations in Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 16, 2002, Pages

  Arola, Antti ^a   Kalliskota, S ^a   Den Outer, P N ^b   Edvardsen, K ^c   Hansen, G ^c   Koskela, T ^a   Martin, T J ^d,e   Matthijsen, J ^b   Meerkoetter, R ^f   Peeters, P ^g   Seckmeyer, G ^h   Simon, P C ^g   Slaper, H ^b   Taalas, P ^a   Verdebout, J ⁱ  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^g BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^h LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

ⁱ JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Satellite ultraviolet estimation; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet radiation measurements

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 32144460700     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000462     Document Type: Article

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