Daily distribution of UV-index in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and the shadow rule

Revista Brasileira de Geofisica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Silva, Abel A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Shadow rule; Solar ultraviolet radiation; UV index

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; IRRADIATION; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BELO HORIZONTE; BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 77953731122     PISSN: 0102261X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-261X2009000300001     Document Type: Article

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