Analysis of solar radiation data for Trabzon, Turkey

Authors
Kaygusuz, K Ayhan, T
Citation
K. Kaygusuz et T. Ayhan, Analysis of solar radiation data for Trabzon, Turkey, ENERG CONV, 40(5), 1999, pp. 545-556
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
01968904 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
545 - 556
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-8904(199903)40:5<545:AOSRDF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
An analysis of measured solar radiation data in Trabzon (lat, 41 degrees 10 'N, long. 40 degrees 20'E, placed on the Black Sea side) is presented in th e form of hourly-average, monthly-average daily and percentage frequency di stribution. The experimental data corresponds to the period from Jan. 1990 to Dec. 1993. Applying the measured data, correlation models for calculatin g the hourly and monthly diffuse radiations are derived. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.