Modelling UV irradiances on arbitrarily oriented surfaces: Effects of sky obstructions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3583-3591

  Hess, M ^a   Koepke, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; IRRADIANCE; SNOW; STREET CANYON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 46749096778     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-3583-2008     Document Type: Article

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