Total ozone column, water vapour and aerosol effects on erythemal and global solar irradiance in Marsaxlokk, Malta

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 508-518

  Bilbao, Julia ^a   Román, Roberto ^a   Yousif, Chales ^b   Mateos, David ^a   de Miguel, Argimiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Central mediterranean; Erythemal ultraviolet irradiance; Total ozone column; Total solar shortwave irradiance; Water vapour column

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; TOTAL OZONE COLUMN; TOTAL SOLAR SHORTWAVE IRRADIANCE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIANCE; WATER VAPOUR;

AEROSOLS;

OZONE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATTENUATION; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MALTA; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84908402033     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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