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A model for calculating global illuminance from satellite data

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  • Janjai, S
  • Jantarach, T
  • Laksanaboonsong, J

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A model for calculating global illuminance on horizontal surfaces from meteorological satellite data was developed. The data used for developing the model are global illuminance measured at four solar monitoring stations situated in different parts of Thailand and 8-bit digital data from visible channel of GMS-5 satellite covering the whole country for the period of 1–2 years. Values of normalized global illuminance defined as a ratio of global illuminance to clear sky global illuminance were calculated. These values were used to correlate with those of cloud index derived from the satellite data. From the correlation, a model relating the normalized global illuminance to cloud index was established. The performance of this model was investigated using an independent illuminance data set. It was found that the global illuminance calculated from the model agreed well with that obtained from the measurement, with a root mean square difference of 5.38 klux or 7.0% of the mean values.

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  • Janjai, S & Jantarach, T & Laksanaboonsong, J, 2003. "A model for calculating global illuminance from satellite data," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 28(15), pages 2355-2365.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:28:y:2003:i:15:p:2355-2365
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(03)00140-X
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