Prospect
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| GHI | Global horizontal irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| DNI | Direct normal irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| DIF | Diffuse Horizontal Irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GTI_tracker | Global Tilted Irradiation for tracker | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GHI_UNC_HIGH | GHI high estimate (10 % probability of exceedance) | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GHI_UNC_LOW | GHI low estimate (90 % probability of exceedance) | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GTI_UNC_HIGH | GTI high estimate (10 % probability of exceedance) | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GTI_UNC_LOW | GTI low estimate (90 % probability of exceedance) | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GHI_C | Clear-sky Global Horizontal Irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| DNI_C | Clear-sky Direct Normal Irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| GTI_C | Global tilted clear-sky irradiance | W/m2 |
| INC | Incidence angle of direct irradiance | ° |
| TEMP | Air temperature at 2 meters | °C |
| RH | Relative humidity at 2 meters above ground | % |
| TD | Dew point temperature | °C |
| WBT | Wet bulb temperature | °C |
| WS | Wind speed m/s at 10 meters above ground | m/s |
| WD | Wind direction m/s at 10 meters above ground | ° |
| WG | Wind gusts at 10 meters above ground | m/s |
| AP | Atmospheric pressure | hPa |
| PREC | Precipitation (rainfall) | mm |
| SDWE | Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth | kg/m2 |
| WS100 | Wind speed at 100 m | m/s |
| WD100 | Wind direction at 100 m | ° |
| SFWE | Water equivalent of fresh snowfall rate | kg/m2/hour |
| PWAT | Precipitable water | kg/m2 |
| PVOUT | Specific photovoltaic power output | kWh |
| PVOUT_UNC_HIGH | PVOUT high estimate (10 % probability of exceedance) | kW, kWh |
| PVOUT_UNC_LOW | PVOUT low estimate (90 % probability of exceedance) | kW, kWh |
| TMOD | Module temperature | °C |
| SE | Sun elevation | ° |
| SA | Sun azimuth | ° |
| KC | Clear-sky index | |
| KT | Clearness index | |
| PAR | Photo-synthetically Active Irradiation | kWh/m2, Wh/m2, W/m2 |
| Time range |
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Up to 14 days ahead |
| Frequency of the updates | Forecasts based on |
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2 to 4 times per day |
Numerical Weather Prediction models |
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every 5, 10, or 15 minutes |
Cloud Motion Vector model |
In other words, a revised forecast is available every 5/10/15 minutes for next hours, and a revised forecast for next day is typically available every 6-12 hours
