Measurement and analysis of solar irradiation and other related meteorological parameters in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

This paper presents measurement of actual solar radiation, ambient shaded temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure in Ras Al Khaimah-UAE (25°47'N 55°57'E) throughout the period from January 2013 until December 2015, throughout this period maximum and minimum values of solar irradiance and temperature are shown, monthly average solar irradiance and temperature values throughout the three years were calculated. The maximum solar irradiance value during the three years was found to be 1289 W/m2 while the maximum recorded temperature during the three years was found to be 50.1 C and the minimum recorded temperature throughout this period was 8.1 C, average relative humidity was calculated during 4 different months in 2014. The results showed relatively high solar radiation values throughout the three years.