Assessing the performance of global solar radiation empirical formulations in Kampala, Uganda

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 87, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Mubiru, J ^a   Banda, E J K B ^a   D'Ujanga, F ^a   Senyonga, T ^a,b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RANKING; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; KAMPALA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 33750429282     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0196-2     Document Type: Article

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