Estimation of direct solar beam irradiance from measurements of the duration of bright sunshine

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-354

  Stanhill, G ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Direct beam irradiance; Duration of bright sunshine; Ireland; Israel; Long term trends

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; RADIATION; SUNSHINE;

IRELAND; ISRAEL;

EID: 0031801405     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(19980315)18:3<347::aid-joc239>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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