The influence of ozone and aerosols on the experimental values of UV erythemal radiation at ground level in Valencia

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2171-2182

  Esteve, A R ^a   Martinez Lozano J A ^a   Marin M J ^b   Estelles V ^a   Tena, F ^a   Utrillas, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Experimental values; Ozone; UVER

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC OZONE; CLEARNESS INDICES; COLUMN OZONE; ERYTHEMAL RADIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; GROUND LEVEL; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; REFERENCE VALUES; SECOND-ORDER POLYNOMIAL; TOTAL COLUMN OZONE; VALENCIA;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 71449091428     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1847     Document Type: Article

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