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Title: The National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB)

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This presentation provides an overview of the national solar radiation database.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1844542
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5D00-70627; MainId:6362; UUID:69904e5f-ffd9-e711-9c11-2c44fd93e385; MainAdminID:63826
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 89; Conference: Presented at the 2017 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 12 December 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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