Solar and Meteorological Measurements from Anatolia, California

A collection of solar irradiance and meteorological measurements from a station in Anatolia, Rancho Cordova, California. It was collected through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support solar power generation planning. The data includes global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradiance readings.

Use Cases

• Model solar power potential for the Anatolia, California location using global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradiance data.
• Analyze correlations between solar irradiance measurements and meteorological variables like humidity and pressure.
• Validate satellite-derived solar irradiance estimates against ground-based measurements from the Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR) instrumentation.

Strengths

• Data is part of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), indicating authoritative collection.
• Includes multiple types of solar irradiance measurements (global horizontal, direct normal, diffuse horizontal) for a comprehensive energy assessment.
• Accompanied by meteorological monitoring equipment, providing a more complete environmental picture.

Limitations

• The specific data volume (rows, file size) and column structure are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• Data is from a single geographic location (Anatolia, Rancho Cordova, California), limiting generalizability.
• Primary file format is HTML, which is not a standard structured data format for analysis and may require significant parsing.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) via the Department of Energy.

Collection Method

Collected by a measurement station using a Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR) and meteorological monitoring equipment.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-21.

Geography

Anatolia, Rancho Cordova, California, United States.