Comparison of eight clear sky broadband models against 16 independent data banks

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 468-478

  Ineichen, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clear sky irradiance; Model validation; Solar irradiance modeling

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

CLEAR SKY IRRADIANCE; MODEL VALIDATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCE MODELING; SPECTRAL RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

ALTITUDE; SEA LEVEL; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBIDITY;

EID: 33646476333     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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