Measurement of total and spectral solar irradiance

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 39-51

  Rottman, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric photochemistry; Climate variability; Instruments and techniques; Solar activity cycle; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HEAT RADIATION; SPACE RENDEZVOUS; SUN;

ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY CYCLES; SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33847288399     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-006-9045-6     Document Type: Article

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