Estimation of Daily Global Solar Radiation with Measured Meteorological Data in Xining, China

Abstract:

Solar radiation is a very important and major variable in crop simulation models. However, it is measured at a very limited number of meteorological stations worldwide. In this study, with Xining station, China, as a case study, 9 models were calibrated and evaluated using the meteorological data from 1959 to 2000 for estimating daily global solar radiation. The best results were derived from models 1-4, which used sunshine hours as the predictor. Temperature-based models (models 7-9) provided less accurate results. Therefore, we proposed a strategy to select an optimal method for calculating daily global solar radiation: (1) when sunshine hour data are available, use models 1-4; (2) when only temperature data are available, use models 7-9; and (3) when any meteorological data are not available, use models 5 and 6. Although these models were based on the metrological data of Xining station, they could be applied to other regions with similar meteorological conditions in China after calibration.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 860-863)
• Pages: 54-57
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.860-863.54
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Hui Xie*, Wei Liang, Jing Wen Luo
• Keywords: Daily Global Solar Radiation, Empirical Model, Meteorological Data, Xining

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