Modelling solar radiation in steeply sloping terrain

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Varley, M J ^a,c   Beven, K J ^a   Oliver, H R ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffuse and direct radiation; Digital terrain analysis; Horizon effects; Topographic shading

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL SHORTWAVE RADIATION; INCIDENT RADIATION; RADIATION; SLOPING TERRAIN;

UK, SCOTLAND, BALQIHIDDER;

EID: 0029769941     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199601)16:1<93::AID-JOC992>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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