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Electronic Resource
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June 1974
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Library's review
ABSTRACT:
This analysis to identify preferred locations for solar power stations was based upon solar radiation and climatic data provided by the National Climatic Center (NCC), Asheville, North Carolina, These data consisted of average daily total (direct and diffuse) solar radiation data and
This analysis to identify preferred locations for solar power stations was based upon solar radiation and climatic data provided by the National Climatic Center (NCC), Asheville, North Carolina, These data consisted of average daily total (direct and diffuse) solar radiation data and
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climatic summaries covering a number of years. Applying the Liu and Jordan equation to the total (direct and diffuse) solar radiation data provided by NCC, equivalent direct normal radiation values were obtained. Isopleths of equal direct radiation values based on these data revealed a five-state area in the Southwest (California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) as receiving the highest concentration of direct solar energy in the U. S. Show Less