An urban solar flux island: Measurements from London

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3414-3423

  Ryder, C L ^a   Toumi, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Air pollution; London; Network; Radiation; Urban

Indexed keywords

AERONET; AEROSOL DISTRIBUTION; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; ANNUAL AVERAGE; CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH; FLUX GRADIENTS; LONDON; NETWORK; NEW HIGH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION PLUMES; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENT; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; URBAN; URBAN ENERGY BALANCE; URBAN NETWORKS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENERGY BALANCE; IRRADIANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POWER GENERATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79956036345     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.045     Document Type: Article

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