An investigation of atmospheric turbidity over Kerkennah Island in Tunisia

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 22-30

  Trabelsi, A ^a   Masmoudi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Angstrom coefficient; Atmospheric turbidity; Direct solar radiation; Linke factor

Indexed keywords

ANGSTROM COEFFICIENT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; DATA SETS; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; DUST STORM; EARTH'S SURFACE; LINKE FACTOR; LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEAN VALUES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SEASONAL CYCLE; TUNISIA; URBAN REGIONS; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; SOLAR RADIATION; STORMS; SUN; WIND EFFECTS;

TURBIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUTUMN; COASTAL ZONE; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUMMER; TURBIDITY; URBAN AREA; WIND VELOCITY;

KERKENNAH ISLANDS; SFAX [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

EID: 79957956794     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.03.009     Document Type: Review

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