Preliminarily test of physically based models to estimate clear sky emissivity in Tabouk, Saudi Arabia

dc.contributor.authorMaghrabi, A.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Mostafa, Z.
dc.contributor.authorKordi, M.
dc.contributor.authorClay, R.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionAvailable online 14 December 2010
dc.description.abstractAnalysis of the performance of physically based models was done using infrared sky temperature observations taken in Tabouk City, North-West Saudi Arabia, during winter 2005. The models used here are the Brutsaert model and the Prata model. Initially, the original coefficients are used, and then, the coefficients are adjusted according to the observed models’ response to the differences between the actual atmospheric vertical structure and the average standard conditions. The produced resulting corrected estimation has reduced the RMSE and MBE values, as compared to those obtained originally. The RMSE and MBE have been reduced from 10.5 and -10 to 3.8 and -1.6, respectively, as the coefficients for the Brutsaert model were adjusted. Similarly, for the Prata model, the RMSE and MBE in the sky temperature values have been reduced from 7.7 C and -7.2 C to 2.9 C and -1.0 C, respectively.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityA. H. Maghrabi, Z. A. Al-Mostafa, M. N. Kordi and R. W. Clay
dc.identifier.citationJournal- Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 2010; 9(1):6-11
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jaubas.2010.12.003
dc.identifier.issn1815-3852
dc.identifier.orcidClay, R. [0000-0002-9040-9648]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/63794
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Bahrain
dc.rights© 2010 University of Bahrain. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaubas.2010.12.003
dc.titlePreliminarily test of physically based models to estimate clear sky emissivity in Tabouk, Saudi Arabia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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