A new characterization and classification method for daily sky conditions based on ground-based solar irradiance measurement data

Solar Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-118

  Kang, Byung O ^a   Tam, Kwa Sur ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Persistence; Sky clearness index; Sky condition; Synthetic generation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; CLEARNESS INDICES; PERSISTENCE; SKY CONDITION; SOLAR IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL CONSISTENCIES; SYNTHETIC GENERATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; MEASUREMENTS; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA SET; INDEX METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERSISTENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84878921472     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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