Evaluation of ozone column measurements over greece with nilu-uv multi-channel radiometers

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 4273-4281

  Kazantzidis, A ^a   Bais, A F ^a   Zempila, M M ^a   Meleti, C ^a   Eleftheratos, K ^b,c   Zerefos, C S ^b,c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS;

AVERAGE VALUES; CLOUD MODIFICATION FACTORS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MONITORING NETWORK; MULTI CHANNEL; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; TOTAL OZONE MEASUREMENTS;

OZONE;

CLOUD COVER; IRRADIANCE; RADIOMETER; SPECTROMETRY; TOTAL OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 74049109696     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902825073     Document Type: Article

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