A technique to predict hourly potential solar radiation and temperature for a mostly unmonitored area in the Cape Breton Highlands

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 409-420

  Bourque, Charles P A ^a   Gullison, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Clear sky atmospheric transmissivity; Digital terrain; Radiation laws; Sun earth geometry; Variable surface albedo; Vegetation models

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; PREDICTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON ISLAND; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0031742485     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-089     Document Type: Article

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