Prediction of direct and global solar irradiance using broadband models: Validation of REST model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1253-1263

  Alam, Shah ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Direct normal irradiance; Global radiation; Percentage root mean square error

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCE; GLOBAL RADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; PERCENTAGE ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 32044433577     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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