Solar Radiation in Iowa: The Historical Record

Authors

Laurent Hodges, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Iowa, solar radiation, insolation

Abstract

Historical records spanning over 20 years have been analyzed to determine the long-term monthly average daily solar radiation falling on a horizontal surface in Ames, Iowa. This value has been used to estimate the long-term monthly average daily solar radiation falling on surfaces of other tilts (30°, 60°, and 90° relative to the horizontal) and orientations (at 30° intervals from south to north). Some important features of the results are described. A BASIC computer program is available which can be used to estimate the solar radiation on a surface of arbitrary tilt and orientation.

Publication Date

December 1984

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

91

Issue

4

First Page

125

Last Page

127

Copyright

©1984 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hodges, Laurent (1984) "Solar Radiation in Iowa: The Historical Record," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 91(4), 125-127.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol91/iss4/3