Solar Energy Meteorological Research and Training Site: Region 5. Annual report, 30 September 1977-29 September 1978

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5987484· OSTI ID:5987484

Rao, C R.N.; Hewson, E W

The primary facility which is to be a benchmark site for the acquisition of research quality solar radiation and solar energy related meteorological data has been set up and will be fully operational in the near future. The training program has been established with the introduction of two, two-quarter courses on solar radiation and meteorological measurements and on atmospheric radiative processes. Also, as part of the training program, a week-long workshop on solar energy measurement and instrumentation was conducted during the summer of '78 and a series of seminars on solar energy related topics, catering to both professionals and non-professionals, was arranged during the 1977-78 academic year. A meeting of solar radiation scientists from the five states of the region was held in Corvallis (August '78) to explore the feasibility of setting up a regional network of stations to acquire research quality solar radiation and meteorological data. Useful global irradiance measurements have been made at the five sites, making up the general quality network in Oregon, over the greater part of the year.

• Research Organization: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis (USA). Dept. of Atmospheric Science
• DOE Contract Number: EY-77-G-06-1059
• OSTI ID: 5987484
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20172-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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