The influence of cloud cover index on the accuracy of solar irradiance model estimates

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 169-180

  Martins, Fernando R ^a   Silva, S A B ^a   Pereira, E B ^a   Abreu, S L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; GOES; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43049148742     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-007-0272-5     Document Type: Article

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