Comparison of UV-RSS spectral measurements and TUV model runs for clear skies for the May 2003 ARM aerosol intensive observation period

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1813-1821

  Michalsky, J J ^a   Kiedron, P W ^b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRADIANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 41249103624     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-1813-2008     Document Type: Article

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