Report of instantaneous values of the intensity of direct solar radiation, 1948-1965

This resource provides solar radiation observations made 1948-1965 compiled by the Taiwan Provincial Weather Bureau. The information provided includes: I - The values of the intensity of direct solar radiation for 9th L.A.T.; II - The values of the intensity of direct solar radiation for 12th L.A.T.; III - The values of the intensity of direct solar radiation for 15th L.A.T.; Variables reported: Date, L.A.T. (h. m.) direct solar radiation (g cal/cm2/min, I), zenith distance of the sun (SecZ), coefficiency of transparency (A), turbidity (T, from Feussner & Dubois equation), Atmospheric pressure (P - mm), air temperature (t, C), vapor pressure (e, mm), amount of cloud (N, tenths), characteristic cloud forms (C, coded from International Atlas of Clouds), visibility (V, km).

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin N/A
Temporal Range End N/A
Temporal Resolution Taiwan
Bounding Box North Lat 26.389444
Bounding Box South Lat 21.733333
Bounding Box West Long 118.115255566105
Bounding Box East Long 122.107778
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Resource Format Physical media
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Author Taiwan Provincial Weather Bureau
Publisher Taiwan Provincial Weather Bureau
Publication Date 1966-01-01
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
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Topic Category geoscientificInformation
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Metadata Date 2023-11-10T09:43:51
Metadata Record Identifier ch-PULEA-1966-20150320154109.0-ocn122983602
Metadata Language eng
Suggested Citation Taiwan Provincial Weather Bureau. (1966). Report of instantaneous values of the intensity of direct solar radiation, 1948-1965. Taiwan Provincial Weather Bureau. http://opencat.library.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=58849. Accessed 26 October 2025.

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