Comparisons of corrected daily integrated erythemal UVR data from the U.S. EPA/UGA network of Brewer spectroradiometers with model and TOMS-inferred data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages ACL-5-1-ACL-5-10

  Sabburg, J ^a,c   Rives, J E ^a   Meltzer, R S ^a   Taylor, T ^a   Schmalzle, G ^a   Zheng, S ^a   Huang, N ^a   Wilson, A ^a   Udelhofen, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

7538 Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy: Solar irradiance; 7549 Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy: Ultraviolet emissions

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); IRRADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 85080838077     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001565     Document Type: Article

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