The anticipated greater penetration of the variable renewable energies wind and solar in the
future energy mix could be facilitated by exploiting their complementarity, thereby improving …

The amount of energy reaching Earth's surface from the Sun is a quantity of high importance
for the climate system and for renewable energy applications. SARAH-3 (SurfAce Radiation …

Due to its complex role within the radiation budget of the Earth, cloud cover plays an
important role in climate variability at local, regional or continental scale. Consequently …

Aim Ongoing climate warming has been widely reported to delay autumn phenology, which
in turn impacts carbon, water, energy and nutrient balances at regional and global scales …

Satellite-derived products and reanalyses show consistent increases in downward surface
solar radiation (SSR) and decreases in cloud cover over North America and Europe from the …

Clouds and aerosols play essential roles in regulating surface incident solar radiation (Rs). It
has been suggested that the increased aerosol loading over China is a key factor for the …

Although great progress has been made in estimating surface solar radiation (R s) from
meteorological observations, satellite retrieval, and reanalysis, getting best-estimated long …

The objective of this study is to evaluate the clouds seasonal occurrence characteristics, and
to estimate their impact on solar radiation in Mbour, Senegal, West Africa. Here, we use …

Clarifying the long-term variability of surface solar radiation (SSR) and its driving factors is
critical to understanding the energy distribution and climate change. The accuracy of …

A new quality-checked and homogenised dataset of total cloud cover (TCC) series over Italy
for the period 1951–2018 is presented and the variability and trends of the obtained regional …