Erythemal dose in Kathmandu, Nepal based on solar UV measurements from multichannel filter radiometer, its deviation from satellite and radiative transfer simulations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-119

  Bhattarai, Binod Kumar ^a   Kjeldstad, Berit ^a   Thorseth, Trond Morten ^a   Bagheri, Asadollah ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CIE; Erythemal; GUV; TOMS; UV index

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLEAR SKY DAILY DOSE; ERYTHEMAL; MULTICHANNEL FILTER RADIOMETER;

SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249932144     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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