C. Ertekin et O. Yaldiz, Comparison of some existing models for estimating global solar radiation for Antalya (Turkey), ENERG CONV, 41(4), 2000, pp. 311-330
Solar radiation data for Antalya (36 degrees 53' N, 30 degrees 42' E) in Tu
rkey were used to test the applicability of twenty six models available for
computing the monthly average daily global radiation on a horizontal surfa
ce. The models were compared on the basis of statistical error tests using
the mean percentage error (MPE), root mean square error (RMSE) and the mean
bias error (MBE). According to our results, the Samuel model below (Samuel
T.D.M.A. Estimation of global radiation for Srilanka. Solar Energy 1991;47
(5):333) showed the best estimation of global solar radiation on a horizont
al surface for Antalya by means of the MPE (1.5%), RMSE (0.27 MJ/m(2):) and
MBE (-0.02 MJ/m(2)) statistical tests:
H/H-0 = -2.4275 +11.946(S/S-0) -16.745(S/S-0)(2) +7.9575(S/S-0)(3)
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