Urban-rural solar radiation loss in the atmosphere of Greater Cairo region, Egypt

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 194-202

  Robaa, S M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Extraterrestrial solar radiation; Global solar radiation; Industrialization; Solar radiation loss; Urban rural atmospheres; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL SOLAR RADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; URBAN-RURAL ATMOSPHERES; URBANIZATION;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 55749097404     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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