Development of a method for generating operational solar radiation maps from satellite data for a tropical environment

Solar Energy

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 739-751

  Janjai, S ^a   Laksanaboonsong, J ^a   Nunez, M ^b   Thongsathitya, A ^c  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Ministry of Energy   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Satellite derived radiation data; Solar energy; Solar mapping; Solar radiation; Solar radiation maps

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; SATELLITES; TROPICS; VAPORS;

SATELLITE IMAGES; SOLAR RADIATION MAPS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS; WATER VAPOR;

SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 17644396720     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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