Modelling solar radiation over complex terrains using monthly climatological data

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 111-126

  Diodato, Nazzareno ^a   Bellocchi, Gianni ^a  

^a Monte Pino Research Observatory Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites Network (FAO United Nations)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Model evaluation; Monthly time step; Solar radiation; Solar radiation model for complex terrains (SRMCT)

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; METEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 34047131849     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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