Optimal tilt and orientation maps: A multi-algorithm approach for heterogeneous multicore-GPU systems

Journal of Supercomputing

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-147

  Tabik, S ^a   Villegas, A ^a   Zapata, E L ^a   Romero, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DEMs; GIS; Maximum solar energy map; Multicore GPU heterogeneous system; Optimum orientation map; Optimum tilt map

Indexed keywords

DEMS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYBRID IMPLEMENTATION; MULTI-METHOD APPROACH; NUMERICAL ACCURACY; ORIENTATION MAPS;

ALGORITHMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; TOOLS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84890562763     PISSN: 09208542     EISSN: 15730484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11227-013-0891-1     Document Type: Article

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