Altitude effect in UV radiation during the Evaluation of the Effects of Elevation and Aerosols on the Ultraviolet Radiation 2002 (VELETA-2002) field campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Sola, Y ^a   Lorente, Jeroni ^a   Campmany, E ^a   De Cabo, X ^a   Bech, J ^a   Redaño, Angel ^a   Martínez Lozano, Jose A ^b   Utrillas, M P ^b   Alados Arboledas, L ^c   Olmo, F J ^c   Diaz J P ^d   Exposito F J ^d   Cachorro, V ^e   Sorribas, M ^e   Labajo, A ^f   Vilaplana, J M ^g   Silva, A M ^h   Badosa, J ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^f Agencia Estatal de Meteorología ^*  (Spain)

^g Departamento de Observación de la Tierra Teledetección y Atmósfera Estación de Sondeos Atmosféricos de El Arenosillo   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; IRRADIANCE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 59749091022     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009742     Document Type: Article

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