Evaluation of the desert dust effects on global, direct and diffuse spectral ultraviolet irradiance

R. Román; M. Antón; A. Valenzuela; J. E. Gil; H. Lyamani; A. De miguel; F. J. Olmo; J. Bilbao; L. Alados-Arboledas

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.19578

Evaluation of the desert dust effects on global, direct and diffuse spectral ultraviolet irradiance

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 65 (2013): Issue 1

By: R. Román, M. Antón, A. Valenzuela, J. E. Gil, H. Lyamani, A. De miguel, F. J. Olmo, J. Bilbao and L. Alados-Arboledas

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