Sky luminance/radiance model with multiple scattering effect

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1914-1922

  Kocifaj, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Light scattering; Radiative transfer; Sky luminance radiance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS; BASIC PRINCIPLES; DIFFUSE LIGHT; EMPIRICAL MODEL; FREE PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MULTIPLE SCATTERING EFFECT; OPTICAL BEHAVIOUR; OPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL STATE; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PHYSICAL STATE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SKY LUMINANCE/RADIANCE; UNDERLYING SURFACE; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; REFRACTION;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

AEROSOL; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; LIGHT SCATTERING; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 69949091953     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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