Differences between along-wind and cross-wind solar irradiance variability on small spatial scales

Solar Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 192-203

  Hinkelman, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Irradiance; Measurements; Variability; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

CROSS-WIND; DOWN-WELLING; IRRADIANCE; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCE VARIABILITY; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SPATIAL SCALE; TIME INTERVAL; VARIABILITY; WIND DIRECTIONS;

MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; RADIOMETERS; TIME SERIES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CORRELATION; IRRADIANCE; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RADIOMETER; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES; WIND DIRECTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871999869     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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