The effect of ozone and aerosols on the surface erythemal UV radiation estimated from OMI measurements

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-278

  Lee, Joonsuk ^a,b   Choi, Won Jun ^a   Kim, Deok Rae ^a   Kim, Seung Yeon ^a   Song, Chang Keun ^a   Hong, Jun Suk ^a   Hong, Youdeog ^a   Lee, Sukjo ^a  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aerosols; radiative amplification factor; Surface erythemal UV radiation; total column ozone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880001521     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0026-x     Document Type: Article

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