UV index values and trends in Santiago, Chile (33.5°S) based on ground and satellite data

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-84

  Cabrera, Sergio ^a   Ipiña, Adriana ^b   Damiani, Alessandro ^c   Cordero, Raul R ^c   Piacentini, Rubén D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ground measurement; PUV 510 radiometer; Satellite measurement; UV index forecast; UV index intercomparison; UV index trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; FORECASTING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SCANNING IMAGING ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC CHARTOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; CHILE; FORECASTING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION MONITORING; SPACECRAFT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84865459361     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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