UV-B climatology in Central Spain

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1933-1941

  Bilbao, Julia ^a   González, Pablo Salvador ^a   Castrillo, Argimiro De Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Broadband UV B solar irradiance; Spain; Statistical analysis; Transparency; Valladolid; Variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TRANSPARENCY;

ATTENUATION; BROADBAND UV-B SOLAR IRRADIANCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALLADOLID; VARIABILITY;

IRRADIATION;

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATOLOGY; IRRADIANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING (SEASON); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 61449113108     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1685     Document Type: Article

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