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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
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Uwe Pfeifroth
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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...
