Predicting the spectral and broadband aerosol transmittance in the atmosphere for solar radiation modelling

Renewable Energy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-279

  Psiloglou, B E ^a,b   Santamouris, M ^a   Asimakopoulos, D N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; MODELING;

EID: 0031418842     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(97)00044-X     Document Type: Article

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