On the broad band transmittance of direct irradiance in a cloudless sky and its application to the parameterization of atmospheric turbidity

Solar Energy

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-563

  Molineaux, B ^a   Ineichen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0030162067     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(96)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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