This visualization describes the solar irradiance data collected at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), which has been made possible through a partnership between the university, and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
The data displayed in this interactive dashboard consists of raw and calcluated irradiance data, measured in watts per square meter (W/m^2), and ancillary meteorological data collected from nearby instruments.
Data such as this can be used to continually monitor and model the effects of natural phenomena locally, such as how the smoke downwind of wildfire areas can affect visibility, solar energy production, and the local microclimate in real time.
We can also use this data to correlate values among multi-domain datasets from external agencies, such as analyzing how the risk of accidents while driving at a certain time of day relates to the fluctuation in solar irradiance, or how these irradiance values relate to the local water table height over time.
Data Sources:
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Direct Normal Irradiance / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: 1f64668e-72d6-4c20-8b56-dcff321955c6
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Global Horizontal Irradiance / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: e2c36af3-9856-466e-b44e-354811bbf894
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Ultraviolet Irradiance / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: 84d5c3ae-72f7-4624-a32a-dd09e1277f2c
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Air Temperature / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: 385ff19d-f4b7-4754-9d0e-bbf20512c631
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Wind Speed / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: 066aaa3b-ea97-417f-ac28-55541bb7e8d4
(Continuous data): terbine.io, feed: Wind Direction / University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, United States, GUID: eafb3ff8-ec76-4305-8aea-c23593b009a9
Technologies Used:
Javascript
d3.js