Influence of desert dust intrusions on ground-based and satellite-derived ultraviolet irradiance in southeastern Spain

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Anton M ^a   Valenzuela, A ^b   Romn, R ^c   Lyamani, H ^b   Krotkov, N ^d   Arola, A ^e   Olmo, F J ^b   Alados Arboledas, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; LANDFORMS; SUN;

AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; CLEAR SKY; DESERT DUST; DUST EFFECT; DUST INTRUSIONS; ERYTHEMAL IRRADIANCE; GROUND BASED; MINIMUM VALUE; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; SAHARA REGION; SOUTHERN SPAIN; SURFACE IRRADIANCE; TRANSMITTANCE RATIO; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIANCE; UV IRRADIANCES;

DUST;

ALGORITHM; CLEAR SKY; DESERT; DUST; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMITTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84867488900     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018056     Document Type: Article

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