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Solar energy microclimate as determined from satellite observationsA method is presented for determining solar insolation at the earth's surface using satellite broadband visible radiance and cloud imagery data, along with conventional in situ measurements. Conventional measurements are used to both tune satellite measurements and to develop empirical relationships between satellite observations and surface solar insolation. Cloudiness is the primary modulator of sunshine. The satellite measurements as applied in this method consider cloudiness both explicitly and implicitly in determining surface solar insolation at space scales smaller than the conventional pyranometer network.
Document ID
19760087394
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Vonder Haar, T. H.
Ellis, J. S.
(Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
76A34286
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-22372
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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