Research Article

Variation in Surface Solar Radiation and the Influencing Factors in Xinjiang, Northwestern China

Table 2

Annual mean daily values of Eg, WVC, AOD, TCC, and LCC and their long-term trends (A) recorded at each station from 1961 to 2015.

StationAltE gWVCAODTCCLCCA (Eg)A (WVC)(AOD)(TCC)(LCC)

Altai735.115.080.0250.00180.1460.029−2.13 × 10−16.85 × 10−4−0.82 × 10−40.33 × 10−32.11 × 10−3
Tacheng555.015.370.0290.00270.1300.064−6.42 × 10−1−11.51 × 10−44.66 × 10−42.22 × 10−313.78 × 10−3
Yining663.014.860.0360.00230.1340.0521.14 × 10−1−11.34 × 10−45.75 × 10−4−1.04 × 10−3−3.01 × 10−3
Urumqi935.014.040.0270.00510.1260.056−3.58 × 10−1−6.30 × 10−433.97 × 10−43.97 × 10−37.90 × 10−3
Yanqi1055.815.490.0320.00210.1170.0481.87 × 10−1−11.51 × 10−416.44 × 10−4−0.22 × 10−315.51 × 10−3
Ruoqiang888.316.720.0260.00250.1190.004−1.68 × 10−19.32 × 10−41.64 × 10−40.14 × 10−30.66 × 10−3
Aksu1103.815.040.0340.00140.1290.039−4.31 × 10−1−33.70 × 10−4017.04 × 10−315.42 × 10−3
Kashgar1289.015.650.0310.00160.1380.030−2.30 × 10−12.19 × 10−4−1.10 × 10−44.47 × 10−38.11 × 10−3
Hetian1374.616.160.0290.00240.1250.006−1.28 × 10−10−1.10 × 10−40.16 × 10−31.15 × 10−3
Turpan34.515.370.0320.00370.1140.017−4.67 × 10−1−3.01 × 10−4−4.11 × 10−4-1.48 × 10−31.51 × 10−3
Hami737.917.080.0260.00110.1200.016−4.08 × 10−16.85 × 10−402.88 × 10−3−3.21 × 10−3

Note. ALT: altitude at mean sea level. Bold values indicate trends significant at the 95% level. Units: Eg : MJ m−2·decade−1; WVC: mm; LCC: %; and TCC: %.