Estimation of global daily irradiation in complex topography zones using digital elevation models and meteosat images: Comparison of the results

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2233-2238

  Martinez Durban M ^a   Zarzalejo, L F ^b   Bosch, J L ^a   Rosiek, S ^a   Polo, J ^b   Batlles, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

DTM; Global solar irradiation; Heliosat; Irradiation map; Meteosat

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DTM; GLOBAL SOLAR IRRADIATION; HELIOSAT; LOCAL SCALE; MEAN BIAS ERRORS; METEOSAT; MODULATING FACTOR; PYRANOMETER; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SATELLITE IMAGES; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR IRRADIATION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 67650269407     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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