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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</origin>
        <pubdate>20120912</pubdate>
        <title>Photovoltaic Solar Resource, Flat Plate Model - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) [ds554]</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <othercit>Perez, R., P. Ineichen, K. Moore, M.Kmiecik, C. Chain, R. George and F. Vignola (2002): A New Operational Satellite-to-Irradiance Model. Solar Energy</othercit>
        <onlink>https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS</onlink>
        <onlink>http://www.nrel.gov/gis/data_solar.html</onlink>
        <onlink>ftp://ftp.wildlife.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/500_599/ds554.zip</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Monthly and annual average latitude equals tilt irradiance for Hawaii and the contiguous United States.</abstract>
      <purpose>Provides information on solar resource potential.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <status>
      <update>Unknown</update>
    </status>
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        <eastbc>-113.450927</eastbc>
        <northbc>42.153990</northbc>
        <southbc>32.385827</southbc>
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    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>Resource potential, Solar Resource, PV, Photovoltaic, Latitude equals Tilt Irradiance</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
        <themekey>climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>California</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>This GIS data was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ("NREL"), which is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). The user is granted the right, without any fee or cost, to use, copy, modify, alter, enhance and distribute this data for any purpose whatsoever, provided that this entire notice appears in all copies of the data. Further, the user of this data agrees to credit NREL in any publications or software that incorporate or use the data. Access to and use of the GIS data shall further impose the following obligations on the User. The names DOE/NREL may not be used in any advertising or publicity to endorse or promote any product or commercial entity using or incorporating the GIS data unless specific written authorization is obtained from DOE/NREL. The User also understands that DOE/NREL shall not be obligated to provide updates, support, consulting, training or assistance of any kind whatsoever with regard to the use of the GIS data. THE GIS DATA IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL DOE/NREL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS CLAIM THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCESS OR USE OF THE GIS DATA. The User acknowledges that access to the GIS data is subject to U.S. Export laws and regulations and any use or transfer of the GIS data must be authorized under those regulations. The User shall not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit GIS data or any products incorporating the GIS data except in compliance with U.S. export regulations. If requested by DOE/NREL, the User agrees to sign written assurances and other export-related documentation as may be required to comply with U.S. export regulations.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>NREL</cntorg>
          <cntper>Anthony Lopez</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>GIS Scientist IV - Section Supervisor</cntpos>
        <cntvoice>303-275-3654</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>anthony.lopez@nrel.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
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        <procdesc>Data clipped to California State boundary. - California Department of Fish and Wildlife, BIOS</procdesc>
        <procdate>20161004</procdate>
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            <stdparll>40.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-120.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>0.0</latprjo>
            <feast>0.0</feast>
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          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for January.</attrdef>
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        <attrlabl>FEB</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for February.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for March.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for April.</attrdef>
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        <attrlabl>MAY</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for May.</attrdef>
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        <attrlabl>JUN</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for June.</attrdef>
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        <attrlabl>JUL</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for July.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for August.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for September.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for October. </attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for November.</attrdef>
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        <attrdef>Average average latitude equals tilt irradiance for December.</attrdef>
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          <cntorg>NREL</cntorg>
          <cntper>Pamela Gray-Hann</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Project Support Specialist</cntpos>
        <cntvoice>303-275-4626</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>pamela.gray.hann@nrel.gov</cntemail>
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