A new approach for predicting solar radiation in tropical environment using satellite images - Case study of Malaysia

WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-378

  Azhari, Ayu Wazira ^a   Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^b   Zaharim, Azami ^b   Al Ghoul, Mohamad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Renewable energy; Satellite images; Solar energy; Solar radiation mapping; Solar radiation modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRADIATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 46449137245     PISSN: 17905079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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