Evaluation of the SolarCalc model for simulating hourly and daily incoming solar radiation in the Northern Great Plains of Canada

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 51, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kahimba, F C ^a   Bullock, P R ^a   Sri Ranjan, R ^a   Cutforth, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daily maximum and minimum air temperature; Hourly solar radiation; Incident solar radiation; Solarcalc model

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE; EARTH'S SURFACE; GROWING SEASON; HOURLY SOLAR RADIATION; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL SIMULATION; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SEASONAL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR RADIATION DATA; SOLAR RADIATION MODEL; TIME LAG;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77951780890     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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