Chapter 36 Solar radiation at the Earth's surface

Comprehensive Series in Photosciences

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2001, Pages 705-738

  Seidlitz, Harald K ^a   Thiel, Stephan ^a   Krins, Andreas ^a   Mayer, Helmut ^a  

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EID: 30944432583     PISSN: 1568461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-461X(01)80071-5     Document Type: Chapter

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