Analysis of solar radiation data for Gebze, Turkey

An analysis of measured solar radiation in Gebze (lat. 40 degrees 46'N, long. 20 degrees 26', 182 m above sea level) is presented in the form of hourly-average, monthly-average daily and percentage frequency distribution. The experimental data corresponds to the period from Jan. 1984 to Dec. 1992. Applying measured data, correlation models for calculating the hourly and monthly diffuse radiations are derived. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd