The accuracy of downward short- and long-wave radiation at the earth's surface calculated using simple models

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-39

  Finch, Jon W ^a   Best, M J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANGSTROM PRESCOTT EQUATION; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; GLOBAL APPLICATIONS; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SHORT AND LONG WAVE RADIATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 2942579003     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482703001154     Document Type: Article

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