Ozone monitoring instrument spectral UV irradiance products: Comparison with ground based measurements at an urban environment

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 585-594

  Kazadzis, S ^a,b   Bais, A ^b   Arola, A ^a   Krotkov, N ^c   Kouremeti, N ^b   Meleti, C ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING SYSTEM; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA]; THESSALONIKI [THESSALONIKI (DPR)];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 72049116909     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-585-2009     Document Type: Article

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