August 1981 environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6051684· OSTI ID:6051684

Environmental information collected at the sites of the National Solar Data Network is tabulated for each solar site. The sites are grouped into 12 zones, each of which consists of several adjacent states. The insolation table presents the total, diffuse, direct, maximum, and extraterrestrial radiation for the site. It also shows the ratio of total to extraterrestrial radiation. The temperature table gives the average, daytime, nighttime, maximum, minimum, and inlet-water temperature for the site. All of the passive and some active solar sites are equipped with wind sensors which provide information on wind speed and direction. For some sites, a humidity table provides relative humidity values for day and night. It also gives values for the maximum and minimum humidity for each day. A technical discussion of the instruments and measurements used to obtain the data is included. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6051684
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/0010-81/08; ON: DE82000071
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140100* -- Solar Energy-- Resources & Availability
ANEMOMETERS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION
DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
HUMIDITY
HYGROMETRY
INFORMATION
INSOLATION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NUMERICAL DATA
PYRANOMETERS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR CONSTANT
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FLUX
SOLAR RADIATION
STELLAR RADIATION
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
THERMOMETERS
WEATHER
WIND