Direct and indirect uncertainties in the prediction of tilted irradiance for solar engineering applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 432-444

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a  

^a SOLAR CONSULTING SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct and diffuse radiation; Ground albedo; Irradiance; Reflectance; Solar radiation; Tilted irradiance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FORECASTING; RADIATION; REFLECTION; SEPARATION; SUN;

DIRECT AND DIFFUSE RADIATION; GROUND ALBEDO; IRRADIANCE; REFLECTANCE; TILTED IRRADIANCE;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; IRRADIANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REFLECTANCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 59649114659     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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