Temporal variability in direct and global irradiance at various time scales as affected by aerosols

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3544-3553

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a  

^a SOLAR CONSULTING SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; DNI; Irradiance; REST2; Sahara; Variability

Indexed keywords

DNI; IRRADIANCE; REST2; SAHARA; VARIABILITY;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; CLEAR SKY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; IRRADIANCE; OPTICAL DEPTH; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

WESTERN SAHARA;

EID: 84869081519     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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