Intercomparison of spectroradiometers and Sun photometers for the determination of the aerosol optical depth during the VELETA-2002 field campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Estelles V ^a   Utrillas, M P ^a   Martinez Lozano J A ^a   Alcantara A ^b   Alados Arboledas, L ^b   Olmo, F J ^b   Lorente, J ^c   de Cabo, X ^c   Cachorro, V ^d   Horvath, H ^e   Labajo, A ^f   Sorribas, M ^g   Diaz J P ^h   Diaz A M ^h   Silva, A M ⁱ   Elias T ⁱ   Pujadas, M ^j   Rodrigues, J A ^k   Canada J ^l   Garcia Y ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f Instituto Nacional de Meteorología ^*  (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^j CIEMAT   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^l UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^m REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CALIBRATION; PHOTOMETERS; RADIOMETERS; SPECTROMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CALIBRATION; FIELD METHOD; IRRADIANCE; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; RADIOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANDALUCIA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIERRA NEVADA [BETIC CORDILLERA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33847059680     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006047     Document Type: Article

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