Estimation of total atmospheric pollution using global radiation data: Introduction of a novel clear day selection methodology

Renewable Energy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-181

  Karapantsios, T D ^a,b   Hatzimoisiadis, K A ^a   Balouktsis, A I ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SERRES   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Global radiation; Kurtosis; Relative humidity; Skewness; Statistical moments; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

GLOBAL RADIATION; STATISTICAL MOMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; SOLAR RADIATION;

GREECE;

EID: 0033150294     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00760-5     Document Type: Article

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