Ground-based observations of solar radiation at three Italian sites, during the eclipse of 29 March, 2006: Signs of the environment impact on incoming global irradiance

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Petkov, Boyan ^a,b   Tomasi, Claudio ^a   Vitale, Vito ^a   di Sarra, Alcide ^c   Bonasoni, Paolo ^a   Lanconelli, Christian ^a   Benedetti, Elena ^d   Sferlazzo, Damiano ^c   Diémoz, Henri ^e   Agnesod, Giovanni ^e   Santaguida, Riccardo ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^f CAMM Mt Cimone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffuse UV irradiance; Solar eclipse; Solar UV irradiance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLOBAL IRRADIANCE; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; GROUND-LEVEL; LAG TIME; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RADIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; THEORETICAL EVALUATION; ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH; UV IRRADIANCES; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SUN;

SOLAR RADIATION;

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AGRIGENTO; APENNINES; BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODENA; MOUNT CIMONE; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY;

EID: 77949270766     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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