Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 833-842

  Sulaiman, M Yusof ^a   Hlaing Oo, W M ^a   Wahab, Mahdi Abd ^a   Zakaria, Azmi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clearness index; Cumulative distribution function; Probability density function; Sunshine duration

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0032114756     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199807)22:9<833::AID-ER405>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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