Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Section of Geography and Climatology, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), Athens, 15236, Greece
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Section of Geography and Climatology, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece
Charalampos Kontoes
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), Athens, 15236, Greece
Maria Hatzaki
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Section of Geography and Climatology, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
The upgraded systems SENSE2 and NextSENSE2 focus on improving the quality of solar nowcasting and forecasting. SENSE2 provides real-time estimates of solar irradiance across a wide region every 15 min. NextSENSE2 offers short-term forecasts of irradiance up to 3 h ahead. Evaluation with actual data showed that the instantaneous comparison yields the most discrepancies due to the uncertainties of cloud-related information and satellite versus ground-based spatial representativeness limitations.
The upgraded systems SENSE2 and NextSENSE2 focus on improving the quality of solar nowcasting...
