Global horizontal irradiation: spatio-temporal variability on a regional scale in the south of the Pampeana region (Argentina)
Author:
Fernández María EugeniaORCID,
Gentili Jorge Osvaldo,
Casado Ana,
Campo Alicia María
Abstract
The objective of this work is to analyze the spatio-temporal distribution of Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) on a regional scale and its relationship with frequent synoptic situations in the south of the Pampeana region (Argentina). It was verified that the latitudinal pattern of distribution of the GHI is modified in the region by cloud cover, which is in turn determined by the seasonal dynamics of action centers and the passage of fronts in summer and winter. The South America Monsoon System (SAMS) defines differential situations of cloudiness and rainfall in the region, which affect GHI. GHI increased successively between the decades 1981–2010, a factor associated with the variability of rainfall that characterizes the region.
Publisher
Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Geography, Planning and Development