A Global Solar Irradiance Climatology of an Intermountain Region.

Abstract

A global solar irradiance climatology of an intermountain region is developed using radiation data from ten measurement stations that form the Utah Solar Network. Statistics of daily insolation are prepared based on data collected from 1981-1984. Monthly and weekly periods of daily radiation are found to display a variably skewed frequency distribution. The median statistic is considered more realistic than the mean for determining the average value of these time periods. Daily averages are presented on monthly maps showing the temporal solar energy distribution in Utah. Nonhomogenous terrain significantly distorts the normal latitudinal distribution pattern of irradiance. Effects on weather by the Great Salt Lake and Wasatch Mountain Range are discussed.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171907

Entities

People

  • Eugene W. Dobry Jr

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Information Science
  • Instrumentation
  • Literature Surveys
  • Measurement
  • Mountains
  • North America
  • Radiation
  • Soil Science
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Radiation
  • Statistics
  • Terrain
  • United States

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.