Citation:

PANGAEA.980067 (DOI registration in progress)

Name: SolarVision Almería: Meteorological measurements
Published: 2025-04-14
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: All-sky imagers; Cloud observation; Ground-based measurements; Solar irradiance

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Published: 2025-04-14

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Abstract:

This dataset provides ground-based image and sensor measurement data from a scientific research site in southern Spain (Tabernas, Almería). Its main contributions include all-sky images in the visible spectrum from three different fish-eye cameras capturing clouds motions, as well as diffuse, direct and global solar irradiance measurements from ISO 9060 class A spectrally flat pyrano- and pyrheliometers. The cameras and irradiance measuring devices are co-located within a radius of 20m at the same meteorological station.

This dataset contains radiation measurements and additionally meteorological measurements from nearby meteorological stations (within 500m), including ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, and relative humidity. In total, the dataset spans two years, covering August 2022 to July 2024, with measurements recorded at a 1-min resolution during daytime (solar elevation angle exceeding 5°).

Keyword(s):

All-sky imagers; Cloud observation; Ground-based measurements; Solar irradiance

Funding:

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), grant/award no. 67KI21007A : AuSeSol-AI - KI-Methoden für Wärme- und Stromerzeugung mit solarthermischen Kollektorsystemen

Coverage:

Latitude: 37.094212 * Longitude: -2.354713

Date/Time Start: 2022-08-01T05:45:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-07-31T18:46:00

Minimum HEIGHT above ground: 2 m * Maximum HEIGHT above ground: 2 m

Event(s):

PVOT_MET * Latitude: 37.094212 * Longitude: -2.354713 * Date/Time Start: 2022-08-01T05:45:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-07-31T18:47:00 * Elevation: 503.0 m * Location: PSA, Tabernas, Spain * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	HEIGHT above ground	Height	m	Blum, Niklas		Geocode
2	DATE/TIME	Date/Time		Blum, Niklas		Geocode
3	Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiation	SWD	W/m²	Blum, Niklas	Pyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CMP21, SN 211474
4	Direct radiation	DIR	W/m²	Blum, Niklas	Pyrheliometer, Kipp & Zonen, CHP 1, SN 210948
5	Diffuse radiation	DIF	W/m²	Blum, Niklas	Pyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CMP21, SN 090280
6	Temperature, air	TTT	°C	Blum, Niklas	Hygro-/Thermometer, Thies Clima, SN 74193
7	Station pressure	PoPoPoPo	hPa	Blum, Niklas	Barometer, Setra, Setra278, SN 3696476
8	Humidity, relative	RH	%	Blum, Niklas	Hygro-/Thermometer, Thies Clima, SN 74193
9	Wind direction	dd	deg	Blum, Niklas	Wind vane, NRG, NRG 200
10	Wind speed	ff	m/s	Blum, Niklas	Wind transmitter, Thies Clima, 4.3351.00.161, SN 11150046

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)

Status:

Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)

Size:

3733477 data points

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