Effect of aerosols and NO2 concentration on ultraviolet actinic flux near Mexico City during MILAGRO: Measurements and model calculations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1011-1022

  Palancar, G G ^a,b   Lefer, B L ^c   Hall, S R ^a   Shaw, W J ^d   Corr, C A ^e   Herndon, S C ^f   Slusser, J R ^g   Madronich, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICOQUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^g Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 84873052227     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1011-2013     Document Type: Article

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