Validation of daily global solar irradiation images from MSG over Spain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 332-342

  Moreno, A ^a   Gilabert, M A ^a   Camacho, F ^a   Martinez B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daily irradiation; MSG; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND VALIDATIONS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLOBAL SOLAR IRRADIATION; HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES; MEAN ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCES; MSG; SURFACE SOLAR RADIATION; VALIDATION;

SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

IRRADIATION;

CLEAR SKY; CORRECTION; DATABASE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIURNAL VARIATION; IRRADIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVIRI; SOLAR POWER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TERRAIN;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84878924128     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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