Fast scheme for estimation of instantaneous direct solar irradiance at the earth's surface

Solar Energy

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-137

  Sun, Zhian ^a   Liu, Aixia ^b  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b Tianjin Institute of Meteorology   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Clouds; Direct solar irradiance; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIRECT SOLAR; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; RADIATION CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUDS; ERRORS; OZONE; SOFTWARE TESTING; SOLAR ENERGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUD COVER; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LAND SURFACE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER VAPOR; ZENITH ANGLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887026497     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

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