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Comparison of solar radiation correlations for İzmir, Turkey
Author(s) -
Ulgen K.,
Hepbasli A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.794
Subject(s) - environmental science , solar energy , correlation coefficient , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , empirical modelling , radiation , mathematics , statistics , geography , physics , engineering , optics , simulation , electrical engineering
In this study, empirical correlations are developed to estimate the monthly average daily global solar radiation on a horizontal surface ( H ) for the city of İzmir in Turkey. Experimental data were measured in the Solar–Meteorological Station of the Solar Energy Institute at Ege University. The present models are then compared with the 25 models available in the literature for calculating H based on the main percentage error, root mean error, the main bias error, and correlation coefficient. It can be concluded that the present models predict the values of H for İzmir better than other available models. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.