Estimation of atmospheric transmittance from upper-air humidity

Solar Energy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 359-368

  Rasmussen, L A ^a   Conway, H ^a   Ferguson, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE; GLOBAL SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032078380     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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