Changes observed in sun photometer derived total column ozone and possible implications on surface-reaching UV radiation over a tropical Indian station

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 4153-4165

  Raj, P Ernest ^a   Sonbawne, S M ^a   Dani, K K ^a   Saha, S K ^a   Pandithurai, G ^a   Devara, P C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE LAYER; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GLOBAL ISSUES; MEAN SEA LEVEL; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; OZONE DEPLETION; SUN PHOTOMETERS; TOTAL COLUMN OZONE; UVB RADIATION; WINTER MONTHS;

OZONE;

OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETRY; TOTAL OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; PUNE;

EID: 74049117587     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902826584     Document Type: Article

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