On the effective solar zenith and azimuth angles to use with measurements of hourly irradiation

Blanc, P.; Wald, L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-13-1-2016

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Articles | Volume 13

02 Feb 2016

| 02 Feb 2016

On the effective solar zenith and azimuth angles to use with measurements of hourly irradiation

P. Blanc and L. Wald

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