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Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth’s Surface pp 115–143Cite as

Recent Advances in the Relations between Bright Sunshine Hours and Solar Irradiation

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Akinoglu, B.G. (2008). Recent Advances in the Relations between Bright Sunshine Hours and Solar Irradiation. In: Badescu, V. (eds) Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth’s Surface. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77455-6_5

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