Comparison of the diffuse fraction of daily and monthly global radiation for Izmir, Turkey

Energy Sources

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 637-649

  Ulgen, Koray ^a   Hepbasli, Arif ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clearness index; Diffuse fraction; Experimental measurements; Global and diffuse radiation; Izmir (Turkey); Solar energy system; Solar radiation; Statistical indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242695632     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310303406     Document Type: Article

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