Solar Resource: GOES PSM v4

There are four datasets that use the NSRDB GOES PSM v4 API calls:

• "goes_aggregated_solar_v4_api"

• "goes_conus_solar_v4_api"

• "goes_fulldisc_solar_v4_api"

• "goes_tmy_solar_v4_api"

  • supports solar resource data for typical meteorological year (TMY), typical global horizontal irradiance year (TGY), and typical direct normal irradiance year (TDY)

These datasets allow for resource data to be downloaded for locations within the continental United States.

Model	Temporal resolution	Spatial resolution	Years covered	Regions	Website
goes_aggregated_solar_v4_api	30, 60 min	4 km	1998-2024	North America, South America	GOES Aggregated
goes_conus_solar_v4_api	5, 15, 30, 60 min	2 km	2018-2024	Continental United States	GOES Conus
goes_fulldisc_solar_v4_api	10, 30, 60 min	2 km	2018-2024	North America, South America	GOES Full disc
goes_tmy_solar_v4_api	60 min	4 km	2022-2024, for tmy, tdy and tgy	North America, South America	GOES TMY

Note

For the goes_tmy_v4_api model, the resource_year should be specified as a string formatted as tdy-yyyy or tgy-yyy or tmy-yyyy where yyyy is the year between 2022 and 2024.

Available Data

Resource Data	Included
wind_direction	X
wind_speed	X
temperature	X
pressure	X
relative_humidity	X
ghi	X
dhi	X
dni	X
clearsky_ghi	X
clearsky_dhi	X
clearsky_dni	X
dew_point	X
surface_albedo	X
solar_zenith_angle	X
snow_depth	X
precipitable_water	X

Additional Data	Included
site_id	X
site_lat	X
site_lon	X
elevation	X
site_tz	X
data_tz	X
filepath	X
year	X
month	X
day	X
hour	X
minute	X