A methodology for the synthesis of hourly weather data

Solar Energy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 109-120

  Knight, K M ^a   Klein, S A ^a   Duffie, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY - WEATHER MODIFICATION; STATISTICAL METHODS - STATISTICAL TESTS;

DAILY CLEARNESS INDEX; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; HOURLY WEATHER DATA;

DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0025790022     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(91)90023-P     Document Type: Article

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