Development and technical paper
17 Jun 2014
Development and technical paper | 17 Jun 2014
A simple parameterization of the short-wave aerosol optical properties for surface direct and diffuse irradiances assessment in a numerical weather model
J. A. Ruiz-Arias et al.
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