Spectral UV measurements of global irradiance, solar radiance, and actinic flux in New Zealand: Intercomparison between instruments and model caiculations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 945-958

  Blumthaler, Mario ^a   Schallhart, Barbara ^a   Schwarzmann, Michael ^a   McKenzie, Richard ^b   Johnston, Paul ^b   Kotkamp, Michael ^b   Shiona, Hisako ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUXES; OZONE; PHOTOMAPPING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

GLOBAL IRRADIANCE; NEW ZEALAND; SKY RADIANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

AEROSOL; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 51749087031     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA1035.1     Document Type: Article

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