On the relationship between duration of sunshine and solar radiation on the earth's surface: Ångstrom's equation revisited

Solar Energy

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 417-425

  Suehrcke, Harry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0001301394     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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