Attenuation of biologically effective UV doses under overcast skies: A case study from the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 22-24, 2004, Pages 2673-2682

  Chen, Deliang ^a,b   Wängberg, Sten Åke ^a   Wulff, Angela ^a   Borne, Katarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLOUD COVER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WORLD;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 9744257899     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2001.02.002     Document Type: Article

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