Analysis of atmospheric turbidity levels at Taichung Harbor near the Taiwan Strait

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-177

  Wen, Chih Chung ^a   Yeh, Hui Hsuan ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angstrom turbidity; Linke turbidity factor; Solar radiation; Taichung Harbor

Indexed keywords

ANGSTROM TURBIDITY; ANGSTROM TURBIDITY COEFFICIENTS; ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; AVERAGE VALUES; CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAUX; CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; DATA SETS; LINKE TURBIDITY FACTOR; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SKY CONDITION; TAICHUNG HARBOR; TAIWAN STRAITS; WEATHER STATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PORTS AND HARBORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

TURBIDITY;

CLEAR SKY; DATA SET; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAICHUNG HARBOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 68949147899     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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