A multiple linear regression model for estimating global solar radiation in Guangzhou, China

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 321-327

  Li, H S ^a,b   Ma, W B ^a   Bu, X B ^a   Lian, Y W ^a   Wang, X L ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

air temperature; global solar radiation; rainfall; relative humidity; sunshine duration

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; EMPIRICAL MODELING; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; RELATIVE SUNSHINE DURATION; STATISTICAL ERRORS; SUNSHINE DURATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION; RAIN; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

LINEAR REGRESSION;

EID: 84872465754     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2010.499422     Document Type: Article

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