@article{fdi:010073629,
  title = {{R}etrieving air humidity, global solar radiation, and reference evapotranspiration from daily temperatures : development and validation of new methods for {M}exico. {P}art {II} : radiation},
  author = {{L}obit, {P}. and {P}erez, {L}. {L}. and {L}homme, {J}ean-{P}aul},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e propose a new model to estimate daily global radiation from daily temperature range measurements. {T}his model combines that of {M}ajumdar et al. ({S}ol {E}nergy 13(4):383-394, 1972) to estimate clear sky radiation with a {G}ompertz function to estimate the relation between temperature range and cloud transmittance. {M}odel parameters are estimated from historical weather data: maximum and minimum temperatures and, if available, relative humidity; no other calibration is required. {T}he model was parametrized and validated using 788 weather stations in {M}exico. {W}hen calibrated using historical humidity data, daily global radiation was estimated with a mean root mean square error of 3.06 {MJ} m(-2) day(-1). {T}he model performed well in all situations, except for a few stations around the {G}ulf of {M}exico and in mountain areas. {W}hen using estimated humidity, the root mean square error of prediction was only slightly degraded (3.07 {MJ} m(-2) day(-1)). {P}ossible theoretical basis and applicability of this model to other environments are discussed.},
  keywords = {{MEXIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}heoretical and {A}pplied {C}limatology},
  volume = {133},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {799--810},
  ISSN = {0177-798{X}},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00704-017-2212-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073629},
}