# Global datasets

## means_global.csv

Yearly averages for several climatic and PV performance parameters of interest, 
at 0.1 x 0.1 resolution. PV parameters are obtained using PVGIS. 

Columns: 
* lat: latitude (in degrees)
* lon: longitude (in degrees)
* tilt: optimal inclination angle (in degrees)
* G: yearly in-plane irradiance (in kWh)
* Tamb: yearly average ambient temperature (in ºC)
* Tmod: yearly average module temperature (in ºC)
* Tw: irradiance-weighted module temperature (in ºC, see [1])
* E: yearly energy production (in kWh)
* eff: yearly module performance ratio (-)
* suff: yearly self-sufficiency for a PV + storage system. PV power = 2 kW, 
  storage = 4 kWh, daily demand = 10 kWh. See [1] for more details 

## icdf-daily-G-global.pickle

Quantiles for the daily irradiance on sampled geographical locations
with a spatial resolution of 0.1º x 0.1º. The quantiles used are saved in the 
key `quantiles`, and are the same for each location. The spatial locations used 
are given in the keys `lat` and `lon`. The resulting quantiles for each location
are saved in the key `icdf`. 

## icdf-daily-suff-global.pickle

Quantiles for the daily self-sufficiency on sampled geographical locations
with a spatial resolution of 0.1º x 0.1º. The quantiles used are saved in the 
key `quantiles`, and are the same for each location. The spatial locations used 
are given in the keys `lat` and `lon`. The resulting quantiles for each location
are saved in the key `icdf`. 

# European datasets

## means-europe.csv

Yearly averages for several climatic and PV performance parameters of interest, 
at 0.05º x 0.05º resolution. PV parameters are obtained using PVGIS using SARAH-3. 

Columns: 
* lat: latitude (in degrees)
* lon: longitude (in degrees)
* tilt: optimal inclination angle (in degrees)
* G: yearly in-plane irradiance (in kWh)
* Tamb: yearly average ambient temperature (in ºC)
* Tmod: yearly average module temperature (in ºC)
* Tw: irradiance-weighted module temperature (in ºC, see [1])
* E: yearly energy production (in kWh)
* eff: yearly module performance ratio (-)
* suff: yearly self-sufficiency for a PV + storage system. PV power = 4 kW, 
  storage = 8 kWh, daily demand = 10 kWh. See [1] for more details 

## icdf-daily-G-europe.pickle 

Quantiles for the daily irradiance on sampled geographical locations
with a spatial resolution of 0.05º x 0.05º. The quantiles used are saved in the 
key `quantiles`, and are the same for each location. The spatial locations used 
are given in the keys `lat` and `lon`. The resulting quantiles for each location
are saved in the key `icdf`. 

## icdf-daily-suff-europe.pickle

Quantiles for the daily self-sufficiency on sampled geographical locations
with a spatial resolution of 0.05º x 0.05º. The quantiles used are saved in the 
key `quantiles`, and are the same for each location. The spatial locations used 
are given in the keys `lat` and `lon`. The resulting quantiles for each location
are saved in the key `icdf`. 


# References
[1] Ismael Medina, Ana M. Martinez, Ewan Dunlop, "Parametric and distribution-based 
definition of climatic zones for PV", submitted for publication.