A Temperature-Based Model for Estimating Monthly Average Daily Global Solar Radiation in China

Table 1

Information of the stations used in this study.

No.	Station	Lat. (°N)	Long. (°E)	Alt. (m)	Ave. Δ𝑇 (°C)	Climate [19]
1	Shanghai	31.40	121.48	6.0	6.20	Humid
2	Chongqing	29.58	106.47	259.1	6.41	Humid
3	Haikou	20.03	110.35	13.9	6.43	Humid
4	Shantou	23.40	116.68	2.9	6.53	Humid
5	Dalian	38.90	121.63	91.5	6.75	Humid
6	Nanchang	28.60	115.92	46.7	6.96	Humid
7	Chengdu	30.67	104.02	506.1	7.20	Humid
8	Changsha	28.22	112.92	68.0	7.22	Humid
9	Emeishan	29.52	103.33	3047.4	7.22	Humid
10	Guilin	25.32	110.30	164.4	7.29	Humid
11	Guangzhou	23.17	113.33	41.0	7.38	Humid
12	Guiyang	26.58	106.73	1223.8	7.45	Humid
13	Fuzhou	26.08	119.28	84.0	7.54	Humid
14	Nanning	22.63	108.22	121.6	7.55	Humid
15	Hangzhou	30.23	120.17	41.7	7.63	Humid
16	Ganzhou	25.85	114.95	123.8	7.72	Humid
17	Yichang	30.70	111.30	133.1	7.85	Humid
18	Mianyang	31.45	104.75	486.3	7.85	Humid
19	Wuhan	30.62	114.13	23.1	8.02	Humid
20	Hefei	31.87	117.23	27.9	8.08	Humid
21	Gushi	32.17	115.67	57.1	8.24	Humid
22	Nanjing	32.00	118.80	7.1	8.67	Humid
23	Mengzi	23.38	103.38	1300.7	9.98	Humid
24	Kunming	25.02	102.68	1892.4	10.51	Humid
25	Heihe	50.25	127.45	166.4	11.42	Humid
26	Lijiang	26.87	100.22	2392.4	11.56	Humid
27	Jinghong	22.00	100.78	582.0	11.57	Humid
28	Jinan	36.60	117.05	170.3	8.96	Semihumid
29	Tianjin	39.08	117.07	2.5	9.84	Semihumid
30	Xian	34.30	108.93	397.5	10.08	Semihumid
31	Changchun	43.90	125.22	236.8	10.47	Semihumid
32	Beijing	39.80	116.47	31.3	10.65	Semihumid
33	Shenyang	41.73	123.45	44.7	10.68	Semihumid
34	Zhengzhou	34.72	113.65	110.4	10.78	Semihumid
35	Juxian	35.58	118.83	107.4	11.06	Semihumid
36	Jiamusi	46.82	130.28	81.2	11.31	Semihumid
37	Harbin	45.75	126.77	142.3	11.49	Semihumid
38	Houma	35.65	111.37	433.8	12.58	Semihumid
39	Yanan	36.60	109.50	958.5	12.94	Semihumid
40	Chaoyang	41.55	120.45	169.9	13.33	Semihumid
41	Yushu	33.02	97.02	3681.2	14.85	Semihumid
42	Naqu	31.48	92.07	4507.0	14.93	Semihumid
43	Chengdu	31.15	97.17	3306.0	15.93	Semihumid
44	Aletai	47.73	88.08	735.3	12.04	Semiarid
45	Tongliao	43.60	122.27	178.5	12.13	Semiarid
46	Lanzhou	36.05	103.88	1517.2	12.19	Semiarid
47	Hailaer	49.22	119.75	610.2	12.22	Semiarid
48	Guyuan	36.00	106.27	1753.0	12.42	Semiarid
49	Taiyuan	37.78	112.55	778.3	13.10	Semiarid
50	Xilinhaote	43.95	116.07	989.5	13.24	Semiarid
51	Datong	40.10	113.33	1067.2	13.28	Semiarid
52	Xining	36.72	101.75	2295.2	13.39	Semiarid
53	Yining	43.95	81.33	662.5	13.83	Semiarid
54	Lasa	29.67	91.13	3648.7	14.32	Semiarid
55	Wulumiqi	43.78	87.65	935.0	10.30	Arid
56	Hetian	37.13	79.93	1374.5	12.30	Arid
57	Yinchuan	38.48	106.22	1111.4	12.74	Arid
58	Kashi	39.47	75.98	1288.7	12.80	Arid
59	Tulufan	42.93	89.20	34.5	13.23	Arid
60	Geermu	36.42	94.90	2807.6	13.90	Arid
61	Erlianhaote	43.65	111.97	964.7	14.23	Arid
62	Hami	42.82	93.52	737.2	14.92	Arid
63	Geer	32.50	80.08	4278.0	15.53	Arid
64	Ruoqiang	39.03	88.17	888.3	15.87	Arid
65	Dunhuang	40.15	94.68	1139.0	16.08	Arid