The sun's total and spectral irradiance for solar energy applications and solar radiation models

Solar Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-453

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a  

^a Solar Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation; Solar constant and extraterrestrial radiation; Solar spectrum; Spectral distribution

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0345829318     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.08.039     Document Type: Article

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