Fuzzy logic and meteorological variables: A case study of solar irradiance

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-128

  Gomez, V ^a   Casanovas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fuzzy modelling; Meteorological variables; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037116774     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0114(01)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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