Comparison of shadow-ring correction models for diffuse solar irradiance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Sanchez G ^a   Serrano, A ^a   Cancillo, M L ^a   Garcia J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CORRECTION MODELS; DIFFUSE COMPONENTS; DIFFUSE IRRADIANCE; DIFFUSE SOLAR IRRADIANCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GEOMETRIC CORRECTION; GLOBAL IRRADIANCE; LOCAL CONDITIONS; RADIATION ANISOTROPY; SUN TRACKING SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IRRADIANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84861164252     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017346     Document Type: Article

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