Estimating surface albedo over Saudi Arabia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1607-1610

  Maghrabi, A H ^a   Al Mostafa, Z A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Albedo; Clear sky; Energy budget; Global solar radiation; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GEOPHYSICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CLEAR SKY; ENERGY BUDGET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; HIGH LATITUDES; HIGH MOUNTAINS; HIGH VARIABILITIES; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; LOW ALTITUDES; MIDDLE ALTITUDES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLAR RADIATION DATUM; SURFACE ALBEDOS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; ALTITUDE; CLEAR SKY; ENERGY BUDGET; MOUNTAIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 59049107778     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.11.025     Document Type: Article

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