Combined Equations for Estimating Global Solar Radiation: Projection of Radiation Field over Japan under Global Warming Conditions by Statistical Downscaling

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-23

  Iizumi, Toshichika ^a   Nishimori, Motoki ^a   Yokozawa, Masayuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global solar radiation; Global warming; Japan; RCM20 scenario; Statistical downscaling method

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649179330     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.64.9     Document Type: Article

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