Comparison of satellite-derived UV irradiances with ground-based measurements at four European stations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Kazantzidis, A ^a   Bais, A F ^a   Grobner J ^b   Herman, J R ^d   Kazadzis, S ^a   Krotkov, N ^c,d   Kyro E ^e   den Outer, P N ^f   Garane, K ^a   Gorts P ^f   Lakkala, K ^e   Meleti, C ^a   Slaper, H ^f   Tax, R B ^f   Turunen, T ^e   Zerefos, C S ^g  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; IRRADIATION;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BENELUX; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; GREECE; ITALY; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SODANKYLA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA]; WESTERN EUROPE;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 33751106146     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006672     Document Type: Article

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