Comparison of UV index from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) with multi-channel filter radiometers at four sites in the tropics: Effects of aerosols and clouds

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 453-461

  Janjai, S ^a   Wisitsirikun, S ^a   Buntoung, S ^a   Pattarapanitchai, S ^a   Wattan, R ^a   Masiri, I ^a   Bhattarai, B K ^b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cloud; GUV; OMI; UV index

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; COMPARISON RESULT; GUV; MULTI-CHANNEL FILTER; OMI; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS; UV INDEX;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; NASA; RADIOMETERS;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AURA (SATELLITE); CLEAR SKY; CLOUD; EOS; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIOMETER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; CHIANG MAI [NORTHERN REGION]; NAKHON PATHOM; NORTHEASTERN REGION; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; SONGKHLA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; UBON RATCHATHANI;

EID: 84893676369     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3698     Document Type: Article

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