Nocturnal infrared clear sky temperatures correlated with screen temperatures and GPS-derived PWV in southern Australia

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 2925-2936

  Maghrabi, A ^a   Clay, R ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clear sky; GPS; MODTRAN; PWV; Screen temperature; Sky temperature

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; GPS; MODTRAN; PWV; SCREEN TEMPERATURE; SKY TEMPERATURE;

COASTAL ZONES; DETECTORS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEATING; METEOROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79955558712     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.02.027     Document Type: Article

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