On the differences of ultraviolet and visible irradiance calculations in the Mediterranean basin due to model- and satellite-derived climatologies of aerosol optical properties

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2877-2888

  Nikitidou, E ^a   Kazantzidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical properties; Mediterranean; UV and VIS irradiance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; MEDITERRANEAN; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; UV AND VIS IRRADIANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; AQUA (SATELLITE); CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; IRRADIANCE; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TERRA (SATELLITE); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

NES;

EID: 84886260729     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3638     Document Type: Article

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