Accuracy of ground surface broadband shortwave radiation monitoring

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13,838-13,860

  Vuilleumier, L ^a   Hauser, M ^a   Felix C ^a   Vignola, F ^b   Blanc, P ^c   Kazantzidis, A ^d   Calpini, B ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; IRRADIANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PAYERNE; SWITZERLAND; VAUD;

EID: 84921437009     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022335     Document Type: Article

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