Proposal of a function for modelling the hourly frequency distributions of photosynthetically active radiation

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Tovar Pescador, Joaquín ^a   Pozo Vazquez, D ^a   Batlles, J ^b   Lopez G ^b   Munoz Vicente, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MODELING; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

EID: 7244219953     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-004-0054-7     Document Type: Article

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