Is solar dimming global or urban? Evidence from measurements in Israel between 1954 and 2007

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Stanhill, Gerald ^a   Cohen, Shabtai ^a  

^a Institute of Soil Water and Environmcutal Sciences Agricultural Research Orgauization ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DEAD SEA; DIURNAL RANGES; GLOBAL RADIATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; POPULATION DENSITIES; SIMILAR DAY; TEL AVIV; URBAN EFFECT;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTOMOBILE; DESERT; DIURNAL VARIATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN SITE;

DEAD SEA; ISRAEL;

EID: 77954334011     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011976     Document Type: Article

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