NCDC TD9724 Hourly Solar and Surface Observations, 1952-1976

This dataset, from the National Climatic Data Center, was designed to provide solar energy users with quality-controlled hourly solar information along with collateral meteorological data in a single dataset. The major parameters that make up the dataset are extraterrestrial radiation, direct, diffuse, and net radiation, and global radiation. Several standard meteorological parameters are also included.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1951-12-01
    End:  1977-01-01

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1951-12-01
Temporal Range End 1977-01-01
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 878.264 MB
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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1988-02-03
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/PPBE-S222
Alternate Identifier d503000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:25:26Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d503000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy. (1988). NCDC TD9724 Hourly Solar and Surface Observations, 1952-1976. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/PPBE-S222. Accessed 10 October 2025.

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