Geografie 2021, 126, 221-242
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2021.001
The effect of sun elevation, cloudiness, and altitude on the ultraviolet index in Czechia
Helena Tomanová1
, Lucie Pokorná2
, Lucie Pokorná2
1Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Prague, Czechia
2Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
Received June 2020
Accepted February 2021
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