✍ Scribed by D. Rapp; A.A.J. Hoffman
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The design of systems for utilization of solar energy as an alternate energy source necessitates reasonable estimates of the expected insolation in any region of interest. Climatological data on sky cover and visibility are routinely available in most areas, but good insolation data are not. From a study of the relation between climatological data and insolation data at Fort Worth, Texas, a table has been devised that can be used to estimate insolation from observed sky cover and visibility. A detailed description of insolation at Fort Worth is given. This correlation will allow designers of solar energy systems to estimate insolation in other southwestern locations for which climatological data are available.
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