Uncertainties in modeled direct irradiance around the sahara as affected by aerosols: Are current datasets of bankable quality

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a  

^a SOLAR CONSULTING SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol optical depth; CPV; CSP; DNI; radiative model validation; Sahara dust storm; solar resource assessment

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; CPV; CSP; DNI; RADIATIVE MODELS; SAHARA DUST STORM; SOLAR RESOURCES;

DUST; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 80051862418     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004386     Document Type: Article

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