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An alternative cloud index for estimating downwelling surface solar irradiance from various satellite imagers in the framework of a Heliosat-V method
Benoît Tournadre
MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
Benoît Gschwind
MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan
MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
Xuemei Chen
MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
Rodrigo Amaro E Silva
MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
Philippe Blanc
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MINES Paris, PSL Research University, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
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Short summary
Solar radiation received by the Earth's surface is valuable information for various fields like the photovoltaic industry or climate research. Pictures taken from satellites can be used to estimate the solar radiation from cloud reflectivity. Two issues for a good estimation are different instrumentations and orbits. We modify a widely used method that is today only used on geostationary satellites, so it can be applied on instruments on different orbits and with different sensitivities.
Solar radiation received by the Earth's surface is valuable information for various fields like...
