Ten years of measured UV Index from the Spanish UVB Radiometric Network

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Utrillas, M P ^a   Marin M J ^a   Esteve, A R ^a   Estelles V ^a,b   Gandia S ^a   Nunez J A ^c   Martinez Lozano J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c Centro Meteorológico Territorial de Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cumulative doses; Ultraviolet erythemal solar radiation (UVER); UV Index; UVB Radiometric Network

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; MINIMUM ERYTHEMAL DOSE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SPRING; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION INDEX; WINTER;

EID: 84877827283     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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