Ultraviolet climatology over Argentina

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Luccini, Eduardo ^a   Cede, Alexander ^b,f   Piacentini, Rubén ^a,c   Villanueva, Carlos ^d   Canziani, Pablo ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^d Ministerio de Defensa Republica Argentina   (Argentina)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847078008     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006580     Document Type: Article

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