Abstract
Detailed information on solar radiation characteristics on Mars are necessary for effective design of future planned solar energy systems operating on the surface of Mars. In this paper we present a procedure and solar radiation related data from which the diurnally, hourly and daily variation of the global, direct beam and diffuse insolation on Mars are calculated. The radiation data are based on measured optical depth of the Martian atmosphere derived from images taken of the sun with a special diode on the Viking cameras; and computation based on multiple wavelength and multiple scattering of the solar radiation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-363 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Solar Energy |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |