Introduction to meteorological measurements and data handling for solar energy applications. Task IV-Development of an insolation handbook and instrument package

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6889090· OSTI ID:6889090

Recognizing a need for a coordinated approach to resolve energy problems, certain members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met in September 1974 and agreed to develop an International Energy Program. The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established within the OECD to administer, monitor and execute this International Energy Program. In July 1975, Solar Heating and Cooling was selected as one of the sixteen technology fields for multilateral cooperation. Five project areas, called tasks, were identified for cooperative activities within the IEA Program to Develop and Test Solar Heating and Cooling Systems. The objective of one task was to obtain improved basic resource information for the design and operation of solar heating and cooling systems through a better understanding of the required insolation (solar radiation) and related weather data, and through improved techniques for measurement and evaluation of such data. At the February 1976 initial experts meeting in Norrkoeping, Sweden, the participants developed the objective statement into two subtasks. (1) an insolation handbook; and (2) a portable meteorological instrument package. This handbook is the product of the first subtask. The objective of this handbook is to provide a basis for a dialogue between solar scientists and meteorologists. Introducing the solar scientist to solar radiation and related meteorological data enables him to better express his scientific and engineering needs to the meteorologist; and introducing the meteorologist to the special solar radiation and meteorological data applications of the solar scientist enables him to better meet the needs of the solar energy community.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Energy Research
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 6889090
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER-0084
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
AZIMUTH
CALIBRATION
CLOUD COVER
CLOUDS
CONTROL
DATA ANALYSIS
DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION
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ENERGY SPECTRA
EQUIPMENT
FLUCTUATIONS
FLUX DENSITY
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HUMIDITY
INCLINATION
INFORMATION NEEDS
INFRARED RADIATION
INSOLATION
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MANUALS
MANUFACTURERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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RADIANT FLUX DENSITY
RADIATION DETECTORS
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RADIOMETERS
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TELESCOPES
THERMOCOUPLES
TURBIDITY
VARIATIONS
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