A solid-phase chemical actinometer film for measurement of solar UV penetration into snowpack

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Rowland, Glenn A ^a   Grannas, Amanda M ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 nitrobenzaldehyde; Actinometer; Photochemistry; Radiation; Snowpack; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMETER; NITROBENZALDEHYDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SNOWPACK; ULTRAVIOLET;

ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SNOW; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952620052     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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