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Station ID: Verify that data is accurate to coordinates entered.

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zwyman
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27 Oct 2021 16:51 #10206 by zwyman

Station ID: Verify that data is accurate to coordinates entered. was created by zwyman

Is there a way to verify how close the station ID shown after choosing a weather file in SAM is? I read that it is not actually a weather station, but a gird location on the map. Does the data come from the grid location, or the nearest weather station? How can I visualize the size of the gridpoint relative to the location or the nearest weather station (if data actually comes from weather station?).

Thank you!

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pgilman

28 Oct 2021 23:23 #10216 by pgilman

Replied by pgilman on topic Station ID: Verify that data is accurate to coordinates entered.

Hi Zachary,

Please see this post for an answer to your question:

sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/3313

You can use the NSRDB data viewer to see a map showing the size of the grid cells:

maps.nrel.gov/nsrdb-viewer

Best regards,
Paul.

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