Downward longwave radiation estimates for clear-sky conditions over northeast Brazil Estimativas da radiação de onda longa incidente para condições de céu claro no nordeste do Brasil

The main objective of this paper is to assess the performance of nine downward longwave radiation equations for clear-sky condition and develop a locally adjusted equation using the observed vapor pressure and air temperature data. The radiation and atmospheric parameters were measured during the mo...

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Main Authors: Carlos Antonio Costa dos Santos, Bernardo Barbosa da Silva, Tantravahi Venkata Ramana Rao, Prakki Satyamurty, Antonio Ocimar Manzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2011-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862011000300010