Validity of satellite measurements used for the monitoring of UV radiation risk on health

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 13377-13394

  Jegou F ^a,g   Godin Beekman, S ^a   Correa M P ^b   Brogniez, C ^c   Auriol, F ^c   Peuch, V H ^d   Haeffelin, M ^e   Pazmino, A ^a   Saiag, P ^f   Goutail, F ^a   Mahe E ^f,h  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^c Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^e ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLOUD COVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOME; HEALTH RISK; SATELLITE DATA; SCIAMACHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FRANCE;

EID: 84872407076     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-13377-2011     Document Type: Article

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