At 11:42 AM 10/24/2005, David Bradley (web) wrote:
The TMY2 files do not contain a data field for ground water temperature. If you don't have any better information, I suppose you could use the depth dependent ground temperature as the ground water temperature. You can get the ground temperature as a function of depth and time of year using Type77.
Alternatively, you could download and use the new weather component from TESS (Type 201) which calculates the mains water temperature for each of the TMY-2 sites as a function of time (IWEC, CWEC as well). It's easy to use, easy to install, and better yet, it's free! The model also calculates the heating and cooling seasons for US TMY-2 locations and the ground reflectance based on whether the ground is covered by snow. The 201 model is a combination of Types 16 and Types 89 with some nice features thrown in...
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