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Table 3 The regressions equations and coefficient of determination (R2) for each location

From: Monthly-averaged hourly solar diffuse radiation models for world-wide locations

Country

Location

Regression equations

R2

India

Chennai

y = 0.5124x2-0.9809x + 0.8733

0.83

Pune

y = 0.4083x2-0.873x + 0.853

0.92

Kingdom of Bahrain

Bahrain

y = 1.4455x2-2.113x + 1.1262

0.98

State of Kuwait

Kuwait

y = 0.7088x2-1.3237x + 0.8299

0.96

Spain

Almeria

y = 1.9414x2-2.9329x + 1.3637

0.98

Portugal

Faro

y = 0.9184x2-2.2173x + 1.3654

0.99

Lisbon

y = 0.0721x2-1.3001x + 1.1246

0.99

Spain

Madrid

y = 0.9087x2-2.0465x + 1.1808

0.99

Girona

y = 0.1781x2-1.0867x + 0.887

0.98

United Kingdom

Camborne

y = 0.8188x2-1.1127x + 0.9365

0.96

Bracknell

y = 1.4394x2-1.5414x + 0.9878

0.97

Aberporth

y = 0.9797x2-1.3032x + 0.9403

0.95

Finningley

y = 0.451x2-0.876x + 0.9267

0.99

Stornoway

y = 7441x2-1.1382x + 1.0147

0.98