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

This paper presents a study of a strong desert dust episode over the Iberian Peninsula, and its effect on the spectral ultraviolet (UV) irradiance in Granada, Spain. Remote sensing measurements, forecast models, and synoptic analysis are used to identify a Saharan desert dust outbreak that affected...

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Main Authors: R. Román, M. Antón, A. Valenzuela, J. E. Gil, H. Lyamani, A. De Miguel, F. J. Olmo, J. Bilbao, L. Alados-Arboledas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-01-01
Series:Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology
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Online Access:http://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/19578/pdf_1