Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
The environmental data for the NSDN are presented in the form of tables for each solar site. The solar sites are grouped into 12 zones, each of which consists of several adjacent states. The solar energy sites are in alphabetical sequence within each zone. The tables provide available meteorological data for reporting sites in the NSDN as follows: Insolation - the insolation table presents the total, diffuse, direct, maximum, and extra-terrestrial radiation for the solar site. It also shows the ratio of total extra-terrestrial radiation, as a percent. Temperature - the temperature table gives the average, daytime, nightime, maximum, minimum and inlet-water temperatures for the solar site. Additional tables are presented for some of these NSDN sites, supplying either wind or relative humidity data, or both. Wind - all of the passive and some of the active solar sites are equipped with wind sensors. These provide information for two wind tables. The first furnishes wind speed and direction. The second table correlates wind speed with time (hours for a range of speeds) for each day. Humidity - the humidity table provides relative humidity values for day and night. A technical discussion of the instruments and measurements used to obtain these data tables is given. A map illustrating the climate zones is provided.
- Research Organization:
- Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-79CS30027
- OSTI ID:
- 6751347
- Report Number(s):
- SOLAR/0010-80/12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
Technical Report
·
Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980
·
OSTI ID:5042535
Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
Technical Report
·
Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1980
·
OSTI ID:5497254
Environmental data for sites in the National Solar Data Network
Technical Report
·
Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980
·
OSTI ID:6889061
Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
140100* -- Solar Energy-- Resources & Availability
17 WIND ENERGY
170100 -- Wind Energy-- Resources & Availability (Climatology)
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA COMPILATION
EQUIPMENT
HEATING SYSTEMS
HUMIDITY
INFORMATION
INSOLATION
NUMERICAL DATA
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
TABLES
WIND
140100* -- Solar Energy-- Resources & Availability
17 WIND ENERGY
170100 -- Wind Energy-- Resources & Availability (Climatology)
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA COMPILATION
EQUIPMENT
HEATING SYSTEMS
HUMIDITY
INFORMATION
INSOLATION
NUMERICAL DATA
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
TABLES
WIND