Coefficients of the Angstrom-Prescott equation for estimating global irradiance from hours of bright sunshine in Botswana and Niger

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 27-35

  Persaud, N ^a   Lesolle, D ^b   Ouattara, M ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ministry of Works and Communications   (Botswana)

^c PNUD   (Niger)

Author keywords

Angstrom Prescott equation; Botswana; Global irradiance; Niger; Sunshine hours

Indexed keywords

ANGSTROM-PRESCOTT EQUATION; CLEAR SKY; IRRADIANCE; SUNSHINE;

BOTSWANA; NIGER;

EID: 0031592319     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(97)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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