A web-based tool for UV irradiance data: Predictions for European and Southeast Asian sites

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 579-586

  Kift, Richard ^a   Webb, Ann R ^a   Page, John ^b   Rimmer, John ^a   Janjai, Serm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 33646247406     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-04-20-RA-494     Document Type: Article

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