Adjustment factors for the ASHRAE clear-sky model based on solar-radiation measurements in Riyadh

Applied Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-237

  Al Sanea, Sami A ^a   Zedan, M F ^a   Al Ajlan, Saleh A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ASHRAE clear sky model; Solar radiation in Riyadh

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHERING;

CLEAR-SKY MODEL; SOLAR-FLUX;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLEAR SKY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOLAR RADIATION;

AR RIYAD [SAUDI ARABIA]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; RIYADH; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 2642572449     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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