The analysis of solar UVB radiation as a function of solar global radiation, ozone layer thickness and aerosol optical density

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1854-1860

  Kudish, Avraham I ^a,b   Evseev, Efim G ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Tamar Regional Council   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aerosols optical density; Air mass; Ozone layer thickness; Solar global radiation; Solar UVB

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; OPTICAL DENSITIES; OZONE LAYER THICKNESS; SOLAR GLOBAL RADIATION; SOLAR UVB;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

OZONE LAYER;

ABSORBANCE; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; DATABASE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INSOLATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OZONE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78751703707     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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