Evaluating UVA aerosol optical depth using a smartphone camera

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1244-1248

  Igoe, Damien P ^a   Parisi, Alfio V ^a   Carter, Brad ^a  

^a University of Southern   (Australia)

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EID: 84884162587     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12082     Document Type: Article

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