Evaluation and improvement of empirical models of global solar irradiation: Case study northern Spain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 604-614

  Antonanzas Torres, F ^a   Sanz Garcia, A ^a   Martinez de Pison F J ^a   Perpinan Lamigueiro O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Evapotranspiration; Solar global irradiation; Time series

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPIRICAL MODEL; EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT; GLOBAL IRRADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR IRRADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION; VARIABLE IMPORTANCES;

ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRADIATION; MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOOTSTRAPPING; CALIBRATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRADIATION; METEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER STATION;

LA RIOJA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84880172615     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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