Comparison of OMI UV observations with ground-based measurements at high northern latitudes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 7391-7412

  Bernhard, G ^a   Arola, A ^b   Dahlback, A ^c   Fioletov, V ^d   Heikkila A ^b   Johnsen, B ^e   Koskela, T ^b   Lakkala, K ^b   Svendby, T ^f   Tamminen, J ^b  

^a BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; SATELLITE DATA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84953888002     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-7391-2015     Document Type: Article

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