Measurement of the solar ultraviolet irradiance

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 141, Issue , 2004, Pages 111-125

  Rottman, Gary ^a   Floyd, Linton ^b,c   Viereck, Rodney ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Interferometrics   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 85003803789     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/141GM10     Document Type: Chapter

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