Comparison of satellite-retrieved high-resolution solar radiation datasets for South Africa

This study compares the performance of two satellite-based solar radiation methodologies for estimating the solar resource available in South Africa. Data from thirteen stations distributed in six climatic regions were considered. More than one year of hourly values of global horizontal and beam nor...

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Main Authors: Ana Gracia Amillo, Lucky Ntsangwane, Thomas Huld, Jörg Trentmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
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Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/3376