An Empirical Model for Calculating Monthly Average Daily Global Solar Radiation Based on Temperature for Five Cities of Different Climates in Iraq

Awras H. Ajil This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹ and Al-Rikabi Rashad H. A.²

¹Department of Physics, Collage of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
²Ministry of Housing and Construction, Consultant Committee, Baghdad, Iraq

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