Global Surface Solar Energy Anomalies Including El Niño and La Niña Years

• DOI: 10.1115/1.1384570
• Publication Date: 2002-07-27T09:02:44Z
• Authors: C. H. Whitlock; D. E. Brown; W. S. Chandler; R. C. DiPasquale; Nancy A. Ritchey; Shashi K. Gupta; Anne C. Wilber; David P. Kratz; Paul W. Stackhouse
• Keywords: Solar Power

Weather anomalies that increase clouds influence the reliability of both renewable energy and building environmental-control systems. Non-grid solar power systems may run out capacity for such items as communications electronics, flood-warning stream gages, refrigerators, small village This paper provides 1×1-degree resolution global maps identify those regions which experienced large abnormal during a 10-year period. A source is identified where specific values maximum year-to-year variability can be obtained in ground-site measurements do not exist. The information aid selection safety factors