3.07 AVERAGE VALUES OF SOLAR RADIATION - SOURCE DATA

Data ID

Description:

Average values of solar radiation, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre per day (kWh/m2/day)

Chapter:

3 Climate

File name:

Average values of solar radiation

File type:

Excel file

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

solar

radiation

Notes on data, analysis and

Two sets of data are included:

compilation:

a) Estimates of radiation based on the NASA Langley solar radiation data, which were derived from NOAA (National

Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) satellite observations recorded between March 1985 and December 1988.

b) Eberhard, AA. 1990. A solar radiation data handbook for southern Africa. Cape Town: Elan Press.

This excel file contains radiation values for 42 cells for Langley data (plus Walvis Bay, Gobabeb and Swakopmund) and

15 stations for Eberhard data.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

low for Langley data as cell sizes are large

Vector/Raster:

Spatial reference

Projection:

Fields

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Field description

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

NASA Langley solar radiation data, which were derived from NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)

satellite observations; Eberhard, AA. 1990. A solar radiation data handbook for southern Africa. Cape Town: Elan

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Distribution notes:

Unrestricted