Improving HelioClim-3 estimates of surface solar irradiance using the McClear clear-sky model and recent advances in atmosphere composition

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3927-3933

  Qu, Z ^a   Gschwind, B ^a   Lefevre, M ^a   Wald, L ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLEAR SKY; DATA SET; DATABASE; GOES; IRRADIATION; METEOSAT; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE LAYER; TURBIDITY;

EID: 84913580913     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-3927-2014     Document Type: Article

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