Characterization of sky conditions bythe use of solar radiation data

Solar Energy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Zangvil, Abraham ^a   Lamb, Peter J ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0030803478     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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