Total ozone and solar erythemal irradiance in southwestern Spain: Day-to-day variability and extreme episodes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Anton M ^a   Serrano, A ^a   Cancillo, M L ^a   Garcia J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; OZONE;

CLEAR SKIES; CONSECUTIVE DAYS; ERYTHEMAL IRRADIANCES; EXTREME EVENTS; MINIMUM VALUES; SEASONAL CYCLES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; TOTAL OZONE COLUMNS; TOTAL OZONES; ULTRA VIOLETS;

GASES;

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BADAJOZ [EXTREMADURA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; EXTREMADURA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 58249084199     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035290     Document Type: Article

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