Hourly global horizontal irradiance data of three stations in Punjab, Pakistan

• DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107371
• Publication Date: 2021-09-17T15:38:03Z
• Authors: Zia ul Rehman Tahir; Muhammad Asim; Muhammad Azhar; Ghulam Murtaza Amjad; Muhammad Junaid Ali
• Keywords: Science (General); Global horizontal irradiance; Bias correction methods; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology; Q1-390; Clearness index; Solar radiation; CFSR; MERRA-2; Data Article

This paper presents hourly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) measured data at three stations (Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur) in Punjab, Pakistan. The estimated GHI data from three reanalysis datasets have also been presented. Clearness index (KT ), Solar zenith angle (θsza) and Periodicity factor (Pf) were calculated and used to develop bias correction models. The estimated corrected GHI data using best model M20 for years 2015 and 2016 is also presented.