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Ground-station based solar radiation data

About the data sets

The data sets in this section all have these properties:

Format: ESRI ascii grid
Map projection: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area, ellipsoid WGS84
Center point: 48° N, 18° E.
Grid cell size: 1000m
North: 2800000m
South: -1700000m
West: -2480000m
East: 2520000m
Rows: 4500 cells
Columns: 5000 cells
Missing value: -9999

Available data sets

Yearly sum of global irradiation on a horizontal surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Monthly sums of global irradiation on a horizontal surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Yearly sum of global irradiation on an optimally-inclined surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Monthly sums of global irradiation on an optimally-inclined surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Yearly sum of global irradiation on a 2-axis tracking surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Monthly sums of global irradiation on a 2-axis tracking surface surface (kWh/m²)
period 1981-1990

Optimum inclination angle of equator-facing PV modules to maximise yearly energy yields (°)