Scales of spatial and temporal variation of solar irradiance on Reunion tropical island

Solar Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-56

  Badosa, Jordi ^a   Haeffelin, Martial ^a   Chepfer, Hélène ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Predictability; Solar irradiance; Spatial variability; Temporal variability; Tropical island

Indexed keywords

PREDICTABILITY; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TROPICAL ISLAND;

AGGREGATES; CLOUDS; DROPS; IRRADIATION; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUBSIDENCE; TROPICS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CALIPSO; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; DIURNAL VARIATION; IRRADIANCE; METEOSAT; MODIS; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL CYCLE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE WIND; TROPICAL REGION; VELOCITY PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 84871505014     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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