Monthly average clear-sky broadband irradiance database for worldwide solar heat gain and building cooling load calculations

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1998-2018

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a   Thevenard, Didier ^b  

^a SOLAR CONSULTING SERVICES   (United States)

^b Numerical Logics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; ASHRAE; Cooling loads; Direct and diffuse radiation; Solar heat gains; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; COOLING LOAD; DIFFUSE RADIATION; SOLAR HEAT GAINS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMAL INSULATION; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROADBAND DATA; CLEAR SKY; COOLING; DATABASE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; OPTICAL DEPTH; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 71249102305     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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