Global horizontal solar radiation in kWh/m2/day for one year organized into cells with 10km x 10km resolution. The data was produced by INPE and LABSOLAR, who assessed the reliability of the BRASIL-SR model by comparing its estimates with ground measurements from solarimetric stations across Brazil.
Use Cases
- Modeling solar energy potential for Brazil based on 10km resolution radiation estimates
- Comparing satellite-derived solar flux estimates with ground station measurements based on the described validation process
- Mapping annual solar radiation for renewable energy site selection based on the geospatial grid data
Strengths
- Data has a 10km x 10km spatial resolution
- Model reliability was assessed through comparison with ground measurements from multiple stations
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- INPE (National Institute for Space Research) and LABSOLAR (Laboratory of Solar Energy/Federal University of Santa Catarina)
- Collection Method
- Estimated by the BRASIL-SR model and validated against ground measurements.
- Time Range
- 2009
- Geography
- Brazil