Research Article
Mapping and Estimation of Monthly Global Solar Irradiation in Different Zones in Souss-Massa Area, Morocco, Using Artificial Neural Networks
Table 5
The monthly global solar irradiation comparison between the studied area and other European sites located in Germany and Spain.
| | Monthly global solar irradiation in kWh/m2/day | | Country | Germany | Spain | Souss-Massa region | | City | Strasskirchen | Köthen | Leipzig | Olmedilla | Puertollano | Arnedo | Agadir | Tata | Taroudant |
| | January | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 2.14 | 2.23 | 1.85 | 3.75 | 4.02 | 3.74 | | February | 1.54 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 3.18 | 3.33 | 2.65 | 4.8 | 4.98 | 4.73 | | March | 3.09 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 4.65 | 4.73 | 4.15 | 5.96 | 5.98 | 5.64 | | April | 4.58 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 5.51 | 5.57 | 4.92 | 6.93 | 7.03 | 6.78 | | May | 5.25 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 6.64 | 6.67 | 5.8 | 7.56 | 7.69 | 7.46 | | June | 5.7 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 7.64 | 7.74 | 6.75 | 7.27 | 7.64 | 7.54 | | July | 5.4 | 5.22 | 5.24 | 7.98 | 8.06 | 7.18 | 7.04 | 7.22 | 7.4 | | August | 4.6 | 4.37 | 4.41 | 6.85 | 7.04 | 6.17 | 6.49 | 6.59 | 6.78 | | September | 3.3 | 3.17 | 3.14 | 5.28 | 5.26 | 4.78 | 5.94 | 6 | 6.01 | | October | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.89 | 3.81 | 3.9 | 3.24 | 4.78 | 4.99 | 4.71 | | November | 1 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2 | 4.05 | 4.21 | 3.9 | | December | 0.6 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 1.96 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 3.27 | 3.57 | 3.15 | | Year | 3.18 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 4.85 | 4.94 | 4.27 | 5.65 | 5.83 | 5.65 |
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