INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chajnantor plateau, a broad, open site that houses numerous astronomical observatories, holds the record for the highest solar irradiance
ever documented.Positioned 5,000 meters above sea level and 40 kilometers east of San Pedro de Atacama in the Antofagasta region of Chile,
this location experiences sunlight similar to that received by the International Space Station, orbiting the Earth at an approximate
these characteristics on the elevated plateau of the Atacama Desert since 2016.Chajnantor plateau
(Photo Internet reproduction)The recorded average global horizontal shortwave (SW) irradiance is 308 W/m2, equating to an annual irradiance
presume the radiation there would be superior, but given its distance from the equator, the radiation on the plateau exceeds that on Mount
location rests on its optimal conditions.The site generally experiences clear skies throughout the year and relatively low ozone levels,
arrangement of partial cloud cover occasionally enables radiation from both the sun and light reflected off scattered clouds
researchers from the Universities of Groningen in the Netherlands, Arizona, and Stanford in the United States , were published in the
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, a leading global meteorological publication.The study determined that the extreme radiation
levels witnessed at Chajnantor are unrivaled worldwide, and the gathered data renders this location ideal for examining the safety,
resilience, and design of future photovoltaic power plants resilient to fluctuation.Chile news, English news Chile, climate news Chile,
