Measurements and attenuation of erythemal radiation in Central Spain

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 929-940

  Miguel, A ^a   Bilbao, J ^a   Roman R ^a   Mateos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Global solar radiation; Statistical analysis; Total ozone column; UV erythemal irradiance; UVER isolines

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL SPAIN; CLOUD ATTENUATION; ERYTHEMAL IRRADIANCE; ERYTHEMAL RADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; MAXIMUM VALUES; MINIMUM VALUE; MOMENT DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE GRADIENT; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR ELEVATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR NOON; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TOTAL OZONE COLUMN; UVER ISOLINES;

OZONE; RURAL AREAS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TOTAL OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SPAIN; VALLADOLID [CASTILLA Y LEON];

EID: 84859996645     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2319     Document Type: Article

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