McClear: a new model estimating downwelling solar radiation at ground level in clear-sky conditions

Lefèvre, M.; Oumbe, A.; Blanc, P.; Espinar, B.; Gschwind, B.; Qu, Z.; Wald, L.; Schroedter-Homscheidt, M.; Hoyer-Klick, C.; Arola, A.; Benedetti, A.; Kaiser, J. W.; Morcrette, J.-J.

doi:10.5194/amt-6-2403-2013

Articles | Volume 6, issue 9

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17 Sep 2013

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McClear: a new model estimating downwelling solar radiation at ground level in clear-sky conditions

M. Lefèvre, A. Oumbe, P. Blanc, B. Espinar, B. Gschwind, Z. Qu, L. Wald, M. Schroedter-Homscheidt, C. Hoyer-Klick, A. Arola, A. Benedetti, J. W. Kaiser, and J.-J. Morcrette

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