Sensitivity of satellite-based methods for deriving solar radiation to different choice of aerosol input and models

Renewable Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 785-792

  Polo, J ^a   Antonanzas Torres, F ^b   Vindel, J M ^a   Ramirez, L ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clear sky models; Satellite models; Sensitivity analysis; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; SATELLITES;

AEROSOL INFORMATION; CLEAR SKY MODELS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; DIRECT CONVERSION; DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCES; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTIES; SATELLITE MODEL;

SATELLITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AERONET; AEROSOL; CLEAR SKY; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; IRRADIANCE; MISR; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84897093131     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.022     Document Type: Article

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