Progress on an Updated National Solar Radiation Data Base: Preprint

Conference · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2004

OSTI ID:15007169

Wilcox, S; Anderberg, M; George, R; Marion, W; Myers, D; Renne, D; Beckman, W; DeGaetano, A; Gueymard, C; Perez, R; Plantico, M; Stackhouse, P; Vignola, F

In 1992, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the 1961-1990 National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB), a 30-year set of hourly solar radiation data. In April 2003, NREL convened a meeting of experts to investigate issues concerning a proposed update of the NSRDB. The panel determined that an important difficulty posed by the update was the shift from manual to automated cloud observations at National Weather Service stations in the United States. The solar model used in the original NSRDB relied heavily on the methodology and resolution of the manual cloud observations. The meeting participants recommended that NREL produce a plan for creating an update using currently available meteorological observations and satellite imagery. This paper describes current progress toward a plan for an updated NSRDB.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15007169
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-560-36038
• Resource Type: Conference paper/presentation
• Conference Information: Conference title not supplied, Conference location not supplied, Conference dates not supplied; Prepared for the American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, 11-14 July 2004, Portland, Oregon
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
14 SOLAR ENERGY
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
AUTOMATED CLOUD OBSERVATIONS
CLOUDS
GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
NATIONAL SOLAR RADIATION DATA BASE (NSRDB)
NSRDB UPDATE
RESOLUTION
SATELLITES
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY - RADIATION
SOLAR RADIATION
STAR MODELS
WEATHER