Proxy-based reconstruction of erythemal UV doses over Estonia for 1955-2004

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1767-1782

  Eerme, K ^a   Veismann, U ^a   Latt S ^b  

^a TARTU OBSERVATORY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; DIURNAL VARIATION; IRRADIANCE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33751072920     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-1767-2006     Document Type: Article

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