Category Archives: Animation

Term Structure of Crude Oil 2018

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Brad Horn

An animation showing the term structure of NYMEX crude oil.  For source code, go here.

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Aerosol Animation

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Brad Horn

Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) defines the degree to which aerosols prevent the transmission of sunlight by absorption or scattering.  AOD is measured using an integrated extinction coefficient over a vertical column of air.  The extinction coefficient can be used to analyze solar extinction and the performance of solar power systems as a function of location and time.

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Solar Data Animation

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Brad Horn

A solar data animation is supplied to assess quality, spatial and time series dimensions:

  • The quality dimension is a function of the availability of different sunlight components: Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), and Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI).
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