Evaluation of satellite-based, modeled-derived daily solar radiation data for the continental United States

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1242-1251

  White, Jeffrey W ^a   Hoogenboom, Gerrit ^b,c   Wilkens, Paul W ^d   Stackhouse Jr , Paul W ^e   Hoel, James M ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79960687094     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0038     Document Type: Article

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