Date of Award:
5-1970
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Department name when degree awarded
Soils and Meteorology
Committee Chair(s)
Inge Dirmhirn
Committee
Inge Dirmhirn
Committee
Ronald John Hanks
Committee
Gaylen L. Ashcroft
Abstract
The radiation climate of Cache Valley was established from the continuous recordings of global and diffuse sky radiation at Utah State University campus from June 1968 to July 1969 and August 1968 to July 1969, respectively. The influence of topographic features during summer and winter conditions at seven representative locations running on an east-west direction across the valley were determined by making short term measurements on clear days.
A comparison of the clear day average global radiation on approximate dates of the same solar declination shows higher values during late winter and spring than the values during late summer and autumn. This is mainly the influence of the higher atmospheric water vapor during the warmer months. An interesting fact is, that not only the direct, but also the scattered radiation shows higher values during the spring months. This is caused by additional reflection from the snow-covered mountain slopes . In the curve showing the distribution of the diffuse sky radiation on completely cloudy days, the effect of the multiple reflection between the ground surface and the bases of clouds is very prominent in the period when there is snow on the ground.
sky radiation at Utah State University campus and to study the local influences of local topography on the receipt of global and diffuse sky radiation at various locations across the valley on an east-west direction by making short term measurements under summer and winter conditions .
In a mountain valley like Cache Valley, the difference in climate between the two opposite sides can largely be attributed to differences in the amounts of radiation received. This study was conducted on a scale where the incoming solar radiation may be influenced by topographic features.
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Recommended Citation
Baldazo, Nolasco G., "A Mesoscale Radiation Study of the Cache Valley" (1970). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2917.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2917
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