Sensitivity of erythemally effective UV irradiance and daily exposure to temporal variability in total ozone

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 261-271

  Schmalwieser, Alois W ^a   Erbertseder, Thilo ^b   Schauberger, Günther ^a   Weihs, Philipp ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OZONE; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 58349104027     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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