Performance of empirical correlations for predicting monthly mean daily diffuse solar radiation values at Kampala, Uganda

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 127-131

  Mubiru, J ^a   Banda, E J K B ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RANKING; SOLAR RADIATION;

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

EID: 33846060888     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0249-1     Document Type: Article

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