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Validating physical and semi-empirical satellite-based irradiance retrievals using high- and low-accuracy radiometric observations in a monsoon-influenced continental climate
Yun Chen
Public Meteorological Service Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Energy Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Chunlin Huang
Institute of Light Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Hongrong Shi
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Adam R. Jensen
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Xiang'ao Xia
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan
MINES ParisTech, PSL Research University, O.I.E. Centre Observation, Impacts, Energy, 06904, Sophia Antipolis, France
Christian A. Gueymard
Solar Consulting Services, Colebrook, NH, USA
Martin János Mayer
Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Yanbo Shen
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Public Meteorological Service Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Energy Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
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Short summary
We tested two satellite-based irradiance datasets against both high- and low-accuracy ground-based measurements. The dataset is unique: it includes irradiance measurements from a new research-grade monitoring station in a rare climate, along with new satellite data from China's Fengyun-4B geostationary satellite. Findings suggest that using low-accuracy measurements as a reference for validation can be risky.
We tested two satellite-based irradiance datasets against both high- and low-accuracy...
