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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1537-2022
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Remote sensing of solar surface radiation – a reflection of concepts, applications and input data based on experience with the effective cloud albedo
DWD, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067 Offenbach, Germany
Uwe Pfeifroth
DWD, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067 Offenbach, Germany
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Short summary
The great works of physics teach us that a central paradigm of science should be to make methods and theories as easy as possible and as complex as needed. This paper provides a brief review of remote sensing of solar surface irradiance based on this paradigm.
The great works of physics teach us that a central paradigm of science should be to make methods...