Simple models for estimating the total, diffuse, direct and normal solar irradiation in Bahrain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-434

  Alnaser, W E ^a   Al Attar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PYROMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ROTATING SHADOW BAND PYROMETERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

METHODOLOGY; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

BAHRAIN;

EID: 0032697457     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00788-5     Document Type: Article

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