UV solar radiation on a tilted and horizontal plane: Analysis and comparison of 4years of measurements

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 307-318

  Navntoft, L C ^a,b   Fernandez Ibanez P ^c   Garreta, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^c PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparison; Global; Measurements; Tilted plane; UV

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; COMPARISON; DIRECT IRRADIATION; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; EARTH SURFACE; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; ENERGY INCREASE; GLOBAL; GLOBAL IRRADIATION; GLOBAL RADIATION; HORIZONTAL PLANES; INCLINED PLANES; MEAN RATIO; MINOR COMPONENTS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SOLAR UV RADIATION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; TILTED PLANES; UV; UV IRRADIATION; UV SOLAR RADIATION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DIFFUSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LATITUDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLOPE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84855206018     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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