A model for determining the global solar radiation for Makurdi, Nigeria

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1989-1992

  Yohanna, Jonathan K ^a   Itodo, Isaac N ^b   Umogbai, Victor I ^b  

^a School of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Determination; Makurdi; Model; Nigeria; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

A-COEFFICIENT; BEST FIT; CLEARNESS INDICES; DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; DETERMINATION; DEVELOPED MODEL; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; LINEAR TYPES; MAKURDI; MEAN BIAS ERRORS; NIGERIA; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SUNSHINE HOUR;

SOLAR RADIATION;

SUN;

CLOUD COVER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATION BUDGET; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

BENUE; MAKURDI; NIGERIA;

EID: 79951512756     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.12.028     Document Type: Article

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