Block matching algorithms: Their applications and limitations in solar irradiance forecasting

Energy Procedia

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 335-342

  Dazhi, Yang ^a   Walsh, Wilfred M ^a   Zibo, Dong ^a   Jirutitijaroen, Panida ^a   Reindl, Thomas G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Block matching; Cloud boundary tracking; Cloud image; Irradiance map

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891601226     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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