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Sky clearness index for Iranian cities

Bahadori, N. N ; Sharif University of Technology | 2005

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2005
  3. Abstract:
  4. The mean monthly values of sky clearness index, K̄T, were estimated for 36 Iranian cities, utilizing the solar radiation data measured by the Iranian Meteorological Organization. The study shows that the city of Tabas, in the desert regions of Iran, with an annual average K̄T of 0.69 is the sunniest city, followed by the cities of Yazd, Khor, Birjand, Khorramabad, Kerman, and Shiraz. On the other hand, the cities of Babolsar, Gorgan, Ramsar and Rasht, located by the Caspian Sea with average values of K̄T of 0.41, 0.41, 0.39 and 0.39, respectively, are the cloudiest cities in Iran
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  6. Annual average ; Average values ; Caspian sea ; Clearness indices ; Solar radiation data ; Sun
  7. Source: Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including 34th ASES Annual Conference and 30th National Passive Solar Conference, Orlando, FL, 6 August 2005 through 12 August 2005 ; Volume 3 , 2005 , Pages 1948-1952 ; 9781622762637 (ISBN)