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SUNSHINE HOURS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

If there are no radiation data available, but the duration of sunshine is recorded, one can estimate the daily total radiation, using the expression given by Glover and McCulloch ....

CONT

Sunshine hours. This is an important index for estimating the amount of solar radiation when the data (heating-degree-days) is not available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

(...) la durée d'exposition d'une surface à l'action du rayonnement solaire. La durée d'ensoleillement s'exprime généralement en heure.

Spanish

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