Solar Radiation Data Rescue at Camagüey, Cuba

In a 2004 Bulletin article, Page et al. described the following main challenges in such data rescue projects: decaying paper records, missing data (because of damage by improper storage, natural disasters, station operations suspensions, etc.), lack of funds, and the use of obsolete technologies. Un...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2008-10, Vol.89 (10), p.1507-1511
Main Authors: Antuña, Juan Carlos, Fonte, Aramis, Estevan, René, Barja, Boris, Acea, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Broadband transmission
Calibration
Computer software
Data processing
Datasets
IN BOX INSIGHTS and INNOVATIONS
Industrialized nations
International organizations
Irradiance
Meteorology
Quality control
Radiation
Radiation measurement
Software
Solar radiation
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Summary:In a 2004 Bulletin article, Page et al. described the following main challenges in such data rescue projects: decaying paper records, missing data (because of damage by improper storage, natural disasters, station operations suspensions, etc.), lack of funds, and the use of obsolete technologies. Until the present time, both the solar radiation and meteorological parameters were registered in notebooks, and the observer in charge of the measurements processed the data manually using a set of printed tables to determine the solar zenith and azimuth angles. Because of the clear-sky condition imposed on the selected measurements, the comparison of the magnitudes of the direct radiation shown in Figs. 5a,b give an estimate of the amount of solar radiation absorbed and dispersed by gases and aerosols in the conditions of the atmosphere over Camagiiey.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/2008BAMS2368.1