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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1851-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1851-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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03 Apr 2024
Research article |
| 03 Apr 2024
| 03 Apr 2024
Effects of clouds and aerosols on downwelling surface solar irradiance nowcasting and short-term forecasting
Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
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
Ilias Fountoulakis
Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, Academy of Athens, Athens, 11521, Greece
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), Athens, 15236, Greece
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
Basil E. Psiloglou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens (IERSD/NOA), Athens, 15236, Greece
Nikolaos Papadimitriou
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece
Ioannis-Panagiotis Raptis
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
Andreas Kazantzidis
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
Stelios Kazadzis
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC), Davos 7260, Switzerland
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Latest update: 28 Aug 2025
Short summary
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...
