Comparison of TOMS retrievals and UVMRP measurements of surface spectral UV radiation in the United States

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 8669-8683

  Xu, M ^a   Liang, X Z ^a,d   Gao, W ^b   Krotkov, N ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD COVER; OPTICAL DEPTH; TOMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956902320     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-8669-2010     Document Type: Article

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