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Spatial interpolation of sunshine duration in Slovenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2006

Mojca Dolinar
Affiliation:
Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Meteorological Office, Vojkova 1 b, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The objective of the present study is the calculation of the spatial distribution of sunshine duration in the territory of Slovenia. Four maps at 1 km resolution were prepared to present the spatial distribution of sunshine duration for winter, spring, summer and autumn. The values on all four maps are 30-year mean seasonal sunshine duration, calculated from measurements from 43 meteorological stations in the period 1971–2000. The seasonal presentation was chosen due to the high inter-seasonal variability in spatial distribution of sunshine duration. The values on the maps were calculated on a mathematical horizon, to avoid the influence of geographical, urban and vegetation distortions. The interpolation model is a combination of a multivariate regression model, residual kriging and simple mathematical models. Geographical variables (altitude, latitude and longitude) are used in models to explain the spatial variability of sunshine duration. For each season, regionalisation is performed based on sunshine duration data, derived geographical data and radio-sounding data. The interpolation models are developed for each region separately and afterwards the calculated layers are merged using GIS techniques.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2006 Royal Meteorological Society

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