Models for estimating solar irradiance at the earth’s surface from satellite data : an initial assessment

The performance of three models which use satellite data to estimate solar irradiance at the Earth's surface is assessed using measured radiation data from a mid-latitude location. In addition the mesoscale spatial variability in the global solar irradiance resolvable by the three models is als...

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Main Author: Raphael, Clifford
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23198