Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Instrumentation and Data
2.1. Instrumentation
2.2. Available Data and Quality Control
3. Results
3.1. Solar Irradiance: Hourly Values
3.2. Solar Irradiance and Insolation: Daily and Monthly Values
3.3. Year-to-Year Variability
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
GHI | Global horizontal irradiance |
DHI | Diffuse horizontal irradiance |
NHI | Direct normal irradiance on a horizontal surface |
GHIm | Global horizontal irradiance measured with the pyranometer |
GHIn | Global horizontal insolation |
DHIn | Diffuse horizontal insolation |
NHIn | Direct normal insolation on a horizontal surface |
DNI | Direct normal irradiance |
SZA | Solar zenith angle |
GOAC | Atmospheric Optics Group, Meteorological Institute of Cuba |
GCP | Guide of Climatological Practices |
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Insolation (MJ m) | Irradiance (kWh m) | ||||||
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Month | GHIn | DHIn | NHIn | GHI | DHI | NHI | Cloud Cover (tenths) |
Jan | 12.17 | 5.64 | 6.53 | 3.38 | 1.57 | 1.81 | 5.27 |
Feb | 14.42 | 6.32 | 8.10 | 4.01 | 1.76 | 2.25 | 5.07 |
Mar | 16.05 | 7.43 | 8.62 | 4.46 | 2.06 | 2.40 | 5.34 |
Apr | 18.23 | 8.21 | 10.01 | 5.06 | 2.28 | 2.78 | 5.45 |
May | 17.33 | 8.27 | 9.07 | 4.82 | 2.30 | 2.52 | 6.08 |
Jun | 16.76 | 8.47 | 8.30 | 4.66 | 2.35 | 2.31 | 6.57 |
Jul | 17.67 | 8.40 | 9.27 | 4.91 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 6.11 |
Aug | 16.93 | 7.72 | 9.20 | 4.70 | 2.15 | 2.56 | 6.10 |
Sep | 15.16 | 6.92 | 8.24 | 4.21 | 1.92 | 2.29 | 6.34 |
Oct | 13.66 | 6.43 | 7.23 | 3.79 | 1.79 | 2.01 | 6.18 |
Nov | 11.75 | 5.95 | 5.80 | 3.26 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 5.80 |
Dec | 11.33 | 5.63 | 5.70 | 3.15 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 5.54 |
Mean | 15.12 | 7.12 | 8.01 | 4.20 | 1.98 | 2.22 | 5.82 |
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Antuña-Sánchez, J.C.; Estevan, R.; Román, R.; Antuña-Marrero, J.C.; Cachorro, V.E.; Rodríguez Vega, A.; de Frutos, Á.M. Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016). Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020169
Antuña-Sánchez JC, Estevan R, Román R, Antuña-Marrero JC, Cachorro VE, Rodríguez Vega A, de Frutos ÁM. Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016). Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(2):169. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020169
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntuña-Sánchez, Juan Carlos, René Estevan, Roberto Román, Juan Carlos Antuña-Marrero, Victoria E. Cachorro, Albeth Rodríguez Vega, and Ángel M. de Frutos. 2021. "Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016)" Remote Sensing 13, no. 2: 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020169