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Solargis provide access to all solar resource and meteorological data parameters required for evaluation of the energy potential of solar power system.

 

TMOD Module temperature °C
Solar and PV parameters
Data Parameter Description Unit
GHI Global Horizontal Irradiance / Irradiation

W/m2 for instantaneous values

Wh/m2 for hourly values

kWh/m2 for daily, monthly and yearly values

DIF Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance / Irradiation
DNI Direct Normal Irradiance / Irradiation
GTI Global Tilted Irradiance / Irradiation
ALB Ground Albedo -
PVOUT Simulated PV Electricity Yield kWh
flagR Irradiance quality flags:
0: sun below the horizon
1: model value
2: interpolated <=1 hour
3: extrapolated <=1 hour
4: interpolated/extrapolated >1 hour
5: long-term monthly median or persistence
6: synthetic data
11: from NWP forecast model
N.A.
SE Sun altitude (elevation) angle °
SA Sun azimuth angle °

 

WG Wind gust m/s
Meteorological parameters
Data Parameter Description Unit
TEMP Air temperature at height of 2 m (dry bulb) °C
WS, WS100 Wind speed at height of 10 m, Wind speed at height of 100m m/s
WD, WD100 Wind direction at height of 10 m, Wind direction at height of 100m °
RH Relative humidity %
AP Atmospheric pressure hPa
PWAT Precipitable Water kg/m2
SWE Snow water equivalent kg/m2