Estimation of hourly global and diffuse solar radiation from hourly sunshine duration

Gopinathan, K K

doi:10.1016/0038-092X(92)90170-F

Title: Estimation of hourly global and diffuse solar radiation from hourly sunshine duration

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A statistical procedure has been employed to develop correlations of monthly-mean-hourly global and diffuse solar radiation on a horizontal surface to hourly sunshine duration. Several years of measured data on solar radiation and sunshine duration, reported in the literature for two stations in the southern African region, is employed for this purpose. The applicability of the developed correlations is tested by estimating solar radiation for a new location. The excellent agreement between the measured and estimated data for that station the wide applicability of the method.

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Gopinathan, K K ^[1]

National Univ. of Lesotho, Roma (South Africa)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI Identifier:: 5962749

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 48:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; AVAILABILITY; CALCULATION METHODS; CORRELATIONS; DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION; FORECASTING; INSOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; RADIATIONS; SOLAR FLUX; STELLAR RADIATION; 140100* - Solar Energy- Resources & Availability

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  title        = {Estimation of hourly global and diffuse solar radiation from hourly sunshine duration},

  author       = {Gopinathan, K K},

  abstractNote = {A statistical procedure has been employed to develop correlations of monthly-mean-hourly global and diffuse solar radiation on a horizontal surface to hourly sunshine duration. Several years of measured data on solar radiation and sunshine duration, reported in the literature for two stations in the southern African region, is employed for this purpose. The applicability of the developed correlations is tested by estimating solar radiation for a new location. The excellent agreement between the measured and estimated data for that station the wide applicability of the method.},

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  journal      = {Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States)},

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  volume       = 48:1,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},

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