Improving HelioClim-3 estimates of surface solar irradiance using the McClear clear-sky model and recent advances  in atmosphere composition

Qu, Z.; Gschwind, B.; Lefevre, M.; Wald, L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3927-2014

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3927-2014

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Articles | Volume 7, issue 11

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25 Nov 2014

Research article |

| 25 Nov 2014

Improving HelioClim-3 estimates of surface solar irradiance using the McClear clear-sky model and recent advances in atmosphere composition

Z. Qu, B. Gschwind, M. Lefevre, and L. Wald

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RC C2184: 'Review comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Aug 2014
- AC C3041: 'Reply to Referee 2', Lucien Wald, 07 Oct 2014
RC C2262: 'Revview of “Improving HelioClim-3 estimates of surface solar using the McClear clear-sky model and recent advances on atmosphere composition” by Z. Qu et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Aug 2014
- AC C3040: 'Reply to Referee1', Lucien Wald, 07 Oct 2014

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The HelioClim-3 database (HC3v3) provides records of surface solar irradiation every 15 min estimated by processing images from the geostationary meteorological Meteosat satellites using climatological data sets of atmospheric properties. A method is proposed to improve a posteriori HC3v3 by combining it with data records of advanced global aerosol property forecasts and physically consistent total column content in water vapour and ozone produced by the MACC projects.