Statistical comparison of models for estimating the monthly average daily diffuse radiation at a subtropical African site

Solar Energy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-51

  Bashahu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURUNDI   (Burundi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SUN;

NONLINEAR REGRESSION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

DIFFUSION; MODELING; RADIATION BUDGET; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DAKAR; SENEGAL;

EID: 0141958668     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00213-5     Document Type: Article

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