Effects of altitude and aerosol on UV radiation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Pfeifer, Monika T ^a,b   Koepke, Peter ^a   Reuder, Joachim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ALTITUDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOLIVIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33144488206     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006444     Document Type: Article

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