L-method

Version 1.1.0.0 (4.15 KB) by Athanassios Zagouras
Implementation of the L-method to determine the optimal number of clusters (best clustering level)
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This function applies the L-method (Salvador and Chan, 2005) for the estimation of the appropriate number of clusters on an evaluation graph.
This software has been created and used by the author in the papers:

[1] A. Zagouras, R.H. Inman, C.F.M. Coimbra, On the determination of coherent solar microclimates for utility planning and operations, Solar Energy, Volume 102, April 2014, Pages 173-188, ISSN 0038-092X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.021.

[2] A. Zagouras, A. Kazantzidis, E. Nikitidou, A.A. Argiriou, Determination of measuring sites for solar irradiance, based on cluster analysis of satellite-derived cloud estimations, Solar Energy, Volume 97, November 2013, Pages 1-11, ISSN 0038-092X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.08.005.

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Athanassios Zagouras (2025). L-method (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38771-l-method), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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