Effects of an extreme desert dust event on the spectral ultraviolet irradiance at El Arenosillo (Spain)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Anton M ^a   Sorribas, M ^a,b   Bennouna, Y ^c   Vilaplana, J M ^b   Cachorro, V E ^c   Grbner, J ^d   Alados Arboledas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Estación de Sondeos Atmosféricos El Arenosillo   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^d WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OZONE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

ABSOLUTE VALUES; AEROSOL FORCING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; CIMEL SUN PHOTOMETER; DESERT DUST; DOBSON UNITS; EXTREME EVENTS; GROUND BASED; IRRADIANCE CHANGE; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; PER UNIT; SAHARAN DUST; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; STUDY SITES; TOTAL OZONE COLUMN; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS; UV IRRADIANCES;

DUST;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; DATA SET; DUST; EXTREME EVENT; IRRADIANCE; MONITORING SYSTEM; OZONE; PHOTOMETER; ROBOTICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

ANDALUCIA; EL ARENOSILLO; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84857077853     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016645     Document Type: Article

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