Solar radiation measurement: Progress in radiometry for improved modeling

Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface: Recent Advances

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-27

  Gueymard, Christian A ^a   Myers, Daryl R ^b  

^a SOLAR CONSULTING SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84889975440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77455-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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