Comparison between UV index measurements performed by research-grade and consumer-products instruments

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-463

  Corrêa, Marcelo De Paula ^a,b   Godin Beekmann, Sophie ^a   Haeffelin, Martial ^c   Brogniez, Colette ^d   Verschaeve, Franck ^a   Saiag, Philippe ^e,f   Pazmiño, Andrea ^a   Mahé, Emmanuel ^e,f  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f University Hospital Assistance Publqiue Hôpitaux de Paris   (France)

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EID: 77951136023     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00179d     Document Type: Article

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