The atmospheric integral transparency coefficient and the Forbes effect

Solar Energy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-317

  Ohvril, Hanno ^a   Okulov, Oleg ^a   Teral, Hilda ^a   Teral, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPARENCY; TURBIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC INTEGRAL TRANSPARENCY COEFFICIENT; BOUGUER-LAMBERT LAW; FORBES EFFECT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AEROSOL; LIGHT ATTENUATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBIDITY;

EID: 0033167146     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(99)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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