Worldwide validation of CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis aerosol optical depth products using 15 years of AERONET observations

CA Gueymard, D Yang - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This contribution compares 3-hourly estimates of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550)
and Ångström exponent (AE) from two similar reanalysis models, ECMWF's CAMS and …

Meteorological Radiation Model (MRM v6. 1): Improvements in diffuse radiation estimates and a new approach for implementation of cloud products

HD Kambezidis, BE Psiloglou, D Karagiannis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work reviews techniques and models for solar radiation simulations and communicates
further improvements performed in the Meteorological Radiation Model (MRM) developed at …

Investigating the all-sky surface solar radiation and its influencing factors in the Yangtze River Basin in recent four decades

Z Wang, M Zhang, L Wang, W Qin, Y Ma, W Gong… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study uses the second Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and
Applications (MERRA-2) reanalysis product to analyze the all-sky surface solar radiation …

Cloud modification factor parametrization for solar UV based on the GOES satellite: Validation using ground-based measurements in São Paulo city, Brazil

HS Jesus, SMSC Costa, JC Ceballos… - Atmospheric Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel approach for parametrization of the cloud effect on ultraviolet (UV) sun wavelengths
is proposed. Diagnostic and observational studies show that solar reflectance at 0.65 μm (R …

Numerical assessment of downward incoming solar irradiance in smoke influenced regions—A case study in brazilian amazon and cerrado

MSG Casagrande, FR Martins, NE Rosário, FJL Lima… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Smoke aerosol plumes generated during the biomass burning season in Brazil suffer long-
range transport, resulting in large aerosol optical depths over an extensive domain. As a …

Significant decrease of photovoltaic power production by aerosols. The case of Santiago de Chile

M Del Hoyo, R Rondanelli, R Escobar - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Santiago de Chile frequently suffers from atmospheric pollution that contributes to the
decrease of solar irradiance on the surface, leading to losses in the energy output of …

Chemical characterization and optical properties of the aerosol in São Paulo, Brazil

EVR Vieira, NE do Rosario, MA Yamasoe, FG Morais… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Air pollution in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP), Brazil, is a serious problem and
is strongly affected by local sources. However, atmosphere column composition in MASP is …

[HTML][HTML] Fifty-six years of surface solar radiation and sunshine duration over São Paulo, Brazil: 1961–2016

MA Yamasoe, NMÉ Rosário… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract A total of 56 years (1961–2016) of daily surface downward solar irradiation,
sunshine duration, diurnal temperature range and the fraction of the sky covered by clouds …

Exploring the relationship between high-resolution aerosol optical depth values and ground-level particulate matter concentrations in the Metropolitan Area of São …

AS Damascena, MA Yamasoe, VS Martins… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The spatiotemporal pattern of particulate matter (PM) concentrations is an important factor in
predicting health issues in inhabitants of urban areas. The integration of satellite-derived …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of clear sky global solar radiation in Algeria.

D Benatiallah, A Benatiallah, K Bouchouicha… - AIMS Energy, 2019 - aimspress.com
Estimation of clear sky global solar radiation in Algeria Page 1 AIMS Energy, 7(6): 710–727.
DOI: 10.3934/energy.2019.6.710 Received: 29 May 2019 Accepted: 17 September 2019 …