A cloud-based reconstruction of surface solar radiation trends for Australia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 59-75

  Nunez, M ^a   Li, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CLOUD COVER; MODELING; RECONSTRUCTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WEATHER STATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 39449094385     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0287-8     Document Type: Article

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