Spatial representativeness of ground-based solar radiation measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8585-8597

  Hakuba, M Z ^a   Folini, D ^a   Sanchez Lorenzo, A ^a,b   Wild, M ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

representativeness; satellite; solar radiation; spatial variability

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES; SUN; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; REPRESENTATIVENESS; SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITIES; SOLAR RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUB-GRID VARIABILITY; SURFACE SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84884141658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50673     Document Type: Article

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