Correlation analysis of solar radiation and cloud cover

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 187-198

  Lam, J C ^a   Li, D H W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MEAN BIAS ERROR;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032182510     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.1998.9675305     Document Type: Article

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