Background: Though downward longwave radiation (DLR) models curb the paucity of data, they are mostly location dependent. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate their relevance given the increasing use of machine learning techniques. In this study, cloudless DLR estimates from regression models and soft computing models of neural networks (NN), support vector regression (SVR) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) were compared.
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