Empirical correlations suggested by various authors, for estimating monthly mean daily diffuse irradiation, are compared statistically to test their applicability to the southern African region. The correlations are compared by calculating root mean square error. mean bias error and mean percentage error. The correlations suggested by Gopinathan and Gladius Lewis are found to be most accurate for the southern African region. Equations suggested by Iqbal give poor results and cannot be employed for the region.
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King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Res Inst, Dev & Mfg Ctr, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Res Inst, Dev & Mfg Ctr, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Rehman, S
Halawani, TO
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