NASA Surface meteorology and Solar Energy

NASA Surface meteorology and Solar Energy - Zlatoust (Chelabinsk region)

Latitude 55 / Longitude 59.6 was chosen.

Geometry Information

Elevation: 366 meters
taken from the
NASA GEOS-4
model elevation

	Northern boundary 56
Western boundary 59	Center Latitude 55.5 Longitude 59.5	Eastern boundary 60
	Southern boundary 55

**Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m²/day)**
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
22-year Average	0.72	1.51	2.87	4.36	5.17	5.76	5.43	4.12	2.82	1.49	0.88	0.59

**Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident On An Equator-Pointed Tilted Surface (kWh/m²/day)**
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
SSE HRZ	0.72	1.51	2.87	4.36	5.17	5.76	5.43	4.12	2.82	1.49	0.88	0.59	2.98
K	0.42	0.47	0.51	0.52	0.49	0.50	0.49	0.45	0.43	0.37	0.42	0.46	0.46
Diffuse	0.47	0.88	1.51	2.03	2.57	2.76	2.68	2.23	1.53	0.88	0.56	0.38	1.54
Direct	1.38	2.30	3.54	4.80	4.81	5.40	4.99	3.68	3.01	1.94	1.56	1.31	3.23
Tilt 0	0.72	1.50	2.84	4.34	5.19	5.83	5.45	4.08	2.77	1.46	0.86	0.59	2.98
Tilt 40	1.39	2.40	3.80	4.95	5.16	5.49	5.28	4.33	3.40	2.12	1.56	1.30	3.44
Tilt 55	1.51	2.53	3.83	4.75	4.74	4.95	4.79	4.07	3.35	2.19	1.69	1.45	3.32
Tilt 70	1.56	2.53	3.67	4.32	4.19	4.32	4.21	3.64	3.14	2.15	1.72	1.51	3.08
Tilt 90	1.49	2.32	3.18	3.49	3.21	3.24	3.18	2.88	2.64	1.93	1.63	1.47	2.56
OPT	1.56	2.55	3.84	4.97	5.40	5.89	5.60	4.40	3.40	2.19	1.72	1.52	3.59
OPT ANG	71.0	62.0	50.0	35.0	19.0	11.0	16.0	27.0	43.0	57.0	68.0	74.0	44.3

NOTE:

Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not calculated when the clearness index (K) is below 0.3 or above 0.8.

**Minimum Available Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)**
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min/1 day	2.77	15.2	15.6	4.58	6.76	4.68	5.89	4.85	5.31	5.36	7.95	13.5
Min/3 day	14.3	37.3	41.9	30.1	22.6	11.1	25.9	18.0	26.7	25.7	24.6	72.3
Min/7 day	49.4	48.8	55.5	52.6	43.5	25.6	36.0	39.6	46.9	44.6	41.8	79.1
Min/14 day	56.2	65.9	61.8	74.0	60.9	55.0	47.1	63.2	66.5	58.5	56.4	83.1
Min/21 day	68.5	71.9	63.9	80.3	63.2	62.4	61.0	74.8	70.8	67.2	60.8	86.5
Min/Month	75.0	81.4	76.6	87.1	75.8	68.9	66.8	76.4	78.0	72.4	71.5	91.5

**Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 10 m Above The Surface Of The Earth For Terrain Similar To Airports (m/s)**
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
10-year Average	3.66	3.59	3.40	3.44	3.64	3.18	3.05	3.19	3.43	3.60	3.55	3.67	3.44

It is recommended that users of these wind data review the SSE Methodology. The user may wish to correct for biases as well as local effects within the selected grid region.

All height measurements are from the soil, water, or ice/snow surface instead of "effective" surface, which is usually taken to be near the tops of vegetated canopies.

Monthly Averaged Wind Speed For Several Vegetation And Surface Types (m/s)
***Height*** 100 meters
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
35-m broadleaf-evergreen trees (70% coverage)	6.41	6.30	5.96	6.03	6.38	5.56	5.34	5.59	6.01	6.31	6.21	6.42	6.04
20-m broadleaf-deciduous trees (75% coverage)	5.86	5.79	5.53	5.63	6.04	5.37	5.23	5.40	5.68	5.89	5.76	5.91	5.67
20-m broadleaf and needleleaf trees (75% coverage)	6.59	6.30	5.80	5.79	6.04	5.23	5.02	5.36	5.84	6.27	6.26	6.56	5.92
17-m needleleaf-evergreen trees (75% coverage)	6.23	5.96	5.53	5.51	5.87	5.15	4.98	5.22	5.60	5.93	5.88	6.16	5.67
14-m needleleaf-deciduous trees (50% coverage)	6.15	5.96	5.57	5.55	5.87	5.08	4.88	5.25	5.80	6.18	6.09	6.25	5.72
Savanna:18-m broadleaf trees (30%) & groundcover	6.15	6.04	5.72	5.79	6.12	5.34	5.12	5.36	5.76	6.05	5.96	6.16	5.80
0.6-m perennial groundcover (100%)	5.58	5.48	5.19	5.25	5.55	4.84	4.65	4.87	5.23	5.49	5.41	5.59	5.26
0.5-m broadleaf shrubs (variable %) & groundcover	5.58	5.48	5.19	5.25	5.55	4.84	4.65	4.87	5.23	5.49	5.41	5.59	5.26
0.5-m broadleaf shrubs (10%) with bare soil	5.58	5.48	5.19	5.25	5.55	4.84	4.65	4.87	5.23	5.49	5.41	5.59	5.26
Tundra: 0.6-m trees/shrubs (variable %) & groundcover	5.58	5.48	5.19	5.25	5.55	4.84	4.65	4.87	5.23	5.49	5.41	5.59	5.26
Rough bare soil	5.39	5.29	5.02	5.07	5.36	4.68	4.49	4.70	5.05	5.31	5.22	5.40	5.08
Crop: 20-m broadleaf-deciduous trees (10%) & wheat	5.62	5.60	5.05	5.55	5.87	5.12	4.91	5.14	5.53	5.73	5.56	5.67	5.44
Rough glacial snow/ice	5.90	5.71	5.30	5.29	5.59	4.88	4.68	4.90	5.34	5.73	5.68	5.91	5.41
Smooth sea ice	5.24	5.04	4.68	4.64	4.90	4.27	4.10	4.39	4.81	5.20	5.12	5.29	4.81
Open water	4.96	4.87	4.61	4.67	4.94	4.30	4.13	4.32	4.65	4.88	4.81	4.97	4.68
"Airport": flat rough grass	5.13	5.04	4.78	4.83	5.11	4.46	4.28	4.48	4.81	5.05	4.98	5.14	4.84

**Monthly Averaged Relative Humidity (%)**
Lat 55 Lon 59.6	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average
22-year Average	80.4	78.3	77.6	66.8	52.3	51.7	57.7	60.5	66.8	77.7	80.3	80.7	69.2