Use of the direct measurement of solar radiation for the determination of Pasquill stability parameter. Technical report, January-August 1984

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5626352

Myirski, M M

Two schemes for estimating the amount of solar radiation received at the earth's surface are compared to solar-radiation measurements. These data were acquired over a total of 25 days and from 214 individual observations. These observations were grouped into both instantaneous and hourly averaged data. Of the two schemes studied, the insolation parameter Psi performed better than the net radiation index used in the Pasquill-Turner Stability Category algorithm. To eliminate the need to subjectively estimate the amount of solar radiation, an algorithm is presented to determine a continuous Pasquill stability parameter based on direct measurement of solar radiation. This algorithm compares favorably to one previously developed by Great Britain's meteorological office.

• Research Organization: Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5626352
• Report Number(s): AD-A-186084/0/XAB; CRDEC-TR-87065
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140100* -- Solar Energy-- Resources & Availability
ALGORITHMS
CALCULATION METHODS
EARTH PLANET
INSOLATION
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MEASURING METHODS
PLANETS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR RADIATION
STELLAR RADIATION
SURFACES