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Application of an analytical formula for UV Index reconstructions for two locations in Southwestern Spain Cover

Application of an analytical formula for UV Index reconstructions for two locations in Southwestern Spain

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|Jan 2011

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Language: English
Page range: 1052 - 1058
Submitted on: Jan 17, 2011
Accepted on: May 11, 2011
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2011 M. Antón, A. Serrano, M.L. Cancillo, J.A. García, S. Madronich, published by Stockholm University Press
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