Solar and Meteorological Measurements from University of Florida Station

A collection of solar and meteorological measurements from a monitoring station at the University of Florida, established through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It is designed to support analysis of solar power generation potential by tracking irradiance and weather variables.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar power generation potential by correlating Global, Direct, and Diffuse Irradiance measurements with meteorological data like Temperature and Humidity.
• Model the impact of local Weather conditions, such as Wind and Precipitation, on solar irradiance levels at the measurement location.
• Calibrate solar energy forecasting models using time-series data from instrumentation like Pyranometers and Radiometers.

Strengths

• Data is collected from specialized solar measurement Instrumentation and meteorological monitoring equipment, providing a multi-faceted view.
• The dataset is associated with a partnership between a major research university and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
• Tags indicate coverage of key solar (Irradiance, Solar) and meteorological (Pressure, Wind, Temperature, Humidity, Precipitation) variables.

Limitations

• The specific data volume (rows), column structure, and temporal coverage are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which is not a standard, machine-readable format for structured numerical analysis and requires parsing.
• The geographic coverage is limited to a single measurement station location at the University of Florida.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of Florida.

Collection Method

Collected via a solar measurement station monitoring global, direct, and diffuse irradiance, accompanied by meteorological monitoring equipment.

Freshness

The metadata indicates a last update timestamp of 2026-03-21, suggesting ongoing maintenance.

Geography

University of Florida, United States.