Monthly and Annual API¶
The Monthly and Annual microservice API returns time series analysis-ready data responses for solar and meteorological data to be used directly by applications.
Additional Data Specifications: - Provides parameters by year and month with the ability to pull average, maximum, and/or minimum values. - All parameters are available in their original source's spatial resolution. - Solar parameters are derived from NASA's GEWEX SRB R4-IP archive (Jan. 1, 1984 – Dec. 31, 2000), CERES SYN1deg archive (Jan. 1, 2001 – within a few months of real time), and NASA’s CERES FLASHFlux project (End of CERES – within about 7-days of real time). - Meteorological parameters are derived from NASA's GMAO MERRA-2 assimilation model (Jan. 1, 1981 - as of the previous year).
Formats¶
| Formats | Available | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NetCDF | Yes | |
| ASCII | Yes | |
| ICASA | No | This will be available in a future release. |
| JSON | Yes | |
| CSV | Yes |
Limitations¶
Parameters
- A maximum of 20 parameters can currently be requested in one submission for a single point. Regional requests are limited to one parameter.
- These limits do not apply if more parameters are needed by the application to construct on the fly parameters.
Request Structure¶
- The request arguments can be in any order after the question mark.
- A single parameter or a list of parameters can be selected with one of the following list separators: ',' or '%2C'.
Examples¶
To help construct and test your API requests, please use the API Pages for the POWER Monthly API and POWER Manager API.
Point¶
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Regional¶
Below are examples to return monthly data for a region on a 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid.
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