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Article Type:
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Solar Radiation at a Site of Known Orientation on the Earth's Surface

K. J. A. Revfeim Biometrics Section, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Print Publication:
01 Jun 1976
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1976)015<0651:SRAASO>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
651–656
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Abstract

Attenuation of solar radiation as a function of hour angle is expressed as a Fourier cosine series. A simple procedure is derived for calculating total direct daily radiation at a site with known latitude and orientation.

Abstract

Attenuation of solar radiation as a function of hour angle is expressed as a Fourier cosine series. A simple procedure is derived for calculating total direct daily radiation at a site with known latitude and orientation.

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