Long-term comparisons of UV index values derived from a NILU-UV instrument, NWS, and OMI in the New York area

Applied Optics

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1945-1951

  Fan, L ^a   Li, W ^a   Dahlback, A ^b   Stamnes, J J ^c   Stamnes, S ^a   Stamnes, K ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH FILTERS; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; ERYTHEMAL UV RADIATION; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; UV INDEX (UVI); UV IRRADIANCES; UV MEASUREMENTS;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 84942364366     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.54.001945     Document Type: Article

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