Penetration of UV irradiance into the global ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Smyth, T J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TABLE LOOKUP;

AIR-SEA INTERFACE; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CALCULATION TIME; COMBINED MODEL; CONTINENTAL SHELF REGIONS; DATA POINTS; DIFFUSE ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; DOWN-WELLING; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; GLOBAL DATA; GLOBAL MODELS; GLOBAL OCEAN; GLOBAL SCALE; IN-SITU; INHERENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES; IRRADIANCE LEVEL; IRRADIANCE PROFILES; LOOK UP TABLE; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MODELS; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERRORS; ULTRA-VIOLET; UV DOSE; UV IRRADIANCES; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS; WATER COLUMNS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL OCEAN; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; WATER COLUMN; WAVELENGTH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 81255191966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007183     Document Type: Article

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