Artificial neural networks for meteorological variables pertained to energy and renewable energy applications

Artificial Intelligence in Energy and Renewable Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 47-82

  Michaelides, Silas C ^a   Tymvios, Filippos S ^a   Kalogirou, Soteris A ^b  

^a Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^b HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Forecasting; Prediction; Solar radiation; Temperature; Wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149413874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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