Estimates of the Linke turbidity factor over Zimbabwe using ground-measured clear-sky global solar radiation and sunshine records based on a modified ESRA clear-sky model approach

Renewable Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-196

  Hove, T ^a   Manyumbu, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Daily solar radiation; Linke turbidity factor

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; CLEARNESS INDICES; DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; GLOBAL RADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; LINKE TURBIDITY FACTOR; MODEL APPROACH; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; RELATIVE SUNSHINE DURATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SOLAR RADIATION ATLAS; SUNSHINE DURATION; VALUE ADDITION; ZIMBABWE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ESTIMATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SUN; TURBIDITY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR MASS; ATLAS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLEAR SKY; DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMITTANCE; TURBIDITY; WEATHER STATION;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84869863711     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.059     Document Type: Article

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