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Months

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Radiation Temperature

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Time (h)

4-6 ms -1 2-4 ms -1 0-2 ms -1

Plate 3. Evolution of the average values of global solar radiation and outside air temperature throughout the year
(Almeria).
Plate 4. Daily distribution of the average wind velocity in Almeria, Spain (Experimental Station of Cajamar
Foundation-Cajamar; from Pérez-Parra, 2002).