Influence of the global radiation variability on the hourly diffuse fraction correlations

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-131

  González, Josep Abel ^a   Calbó, Josep ^a  

^a Esc Politecnica S   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION;

DIFFUSE FRACTION CORRELATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0032626880     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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