Ozone mini-holes over Valencia (Spain) and their influence on the UV erythemal radiation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1554-1566

  Martinez Lozano J A ^a   Utrillas, M P ^a   Nunez J A ^b   Tamayo, J ^b   Marin M J ^c   Esteve, A R ^a   Canada J ^d   Moreno, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Botánico Cavanilles 3 ^*  (Spain)

^c FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmosphere dynamics; Ozone mini hole; UV erythemal radiation (UVER)

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AMPLIFICATION FACTORS; ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS; ERYTHEMAL RADIATION; IBERIAN PENINSULA; OZONE LEVELS; TOTAL OZONE COLUMN; VALENCIA; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

OZONE;

AIR MASS; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 79960701114     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2173     Document Type: Article

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