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Regional and Monthly Assessment of Extraterrestrial Solar Radiations in Pakistan
Department of Geography, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Department of Geography, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
- 1 Department of Geography, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
- 2 Department of Geography, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
- 3 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
- 4 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Journal of Geographic Information System·Volume 07 (2015)·Pages 58–64·Published 27 January 2015·DOI10.4236/jgis.2015.71005
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Abstract
The monthly extraterrestrial solar radiations (ESR) have been simulated separately for all the months of the year. The subtropical location and distribution of mountains and their height determine the spatial distribution and amount of ESR in Pakistan. The mountains, piedmonts, enclosed valleys and plains show distinct diversity of ESR values. The assessment acknowledged that countries like Pakistan with ever increasing demand of energy receive sufficient amount of ESR that could be linked with solar irradiance where development of solar energy has great potential. The simulation was done with the help of ArcGIS based on distributed modeling.
KeywordsPakistanExtraterrestrial Solar RadiationMonthlySpatial DistributionGIS
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