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generation of synthetic time series based on best available data for a specific location.
Table 9.1 provides an overview of solar resource data characteristics.
Ideally, ground measurements would provide the most accurate representation of
the solar resource patterns at that specific location. The main challenge with ground
measurements is the limited number of stations available and potential data quality
issues when the stations exist. Sometimes, a meteorological station is installed a pri-
ori at the location of a future PV power plant project but even in this case, the short