Intercomparison and harmonization of UV Index measurements from multiband filter radiometers

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Johnsen, Bjørn ^a   Kjeldstad, Berit ^b   Aalerud, Tommy Nakken ^a   Nilsen, Lill Tove ^a   Schreder, Josef ^g   Blumthaler, Mario ^d   Bernhard, Germar ^c   Topaloglou, Chrysanthi ^h   Meinander, Outi ^f   Bagheri, Asadollah ^b   Slusser, James R ^e   Davis, John ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g CMS Ing Dr Schreder GmbH   (Austria)

^h ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING; PUBLIC RISKS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY;

CALIBRATION FUNCTIONS; CLIMATE MONITORING; DATA SETS; GLOBAL UV; INTERCOMPARISONS; INTERNATIONAL INTERCOMPARISON; MONITORING STATIONS; MULTIBAND FILTERS; NATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; UV EXPOSURE; UV INDEX;

HEALTH RISKS;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEALTH RISK; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RADIOMETER; SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; OSLO [NORWAY]; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 68649096878     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009731     Document Type: Article

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