GIS-based modelling of topography-induced solar radiation variability in complex terrain for data sparse region

GIS-based modelling of topographyinduced solar radiation variability in complex terrain for data sparse region Min Liu a b , András Bárdossy c , Jing Li d & Yuan Jiang a a State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , PR China b Department of Bioenergy , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) , Magdeburg , Germany c Department of Hydrology and Geo-Hydrology , Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, University Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany d School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , SA , Australia Published online: 20 Feb 2012.