Can AERONET data be used to accurately model the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradiances under    cloud-free conditions in desert environment?

Eissa, Y.; Blanc, P.; Wald, L.; Ghedira, H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-5099-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-5099-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-5099-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 12

Research article

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08 Dec 2015

Research article |

| 08 Dec 2015

Can AERONET data be used to accurately model the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradiances under cloud-free conditions in desert environment?

Y. Eissa, P. Blanc, L. Wald, and H. Ghedira

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Final revised paper (published on 08 Dec 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 24 Jul 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C2578: 'Review of Eissa et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Aug 2015
- AC C3467: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Yehia Eissa, 22 Oct 2015
RC C2797: 'Review: "Can AERONET data be used to accurately model the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradiances under cloud-free conditions in desert environment?"', Stefan Wilbert, 01 Sep 2015
- AC C3468: 'Response to S. Wilbert (Reviewer #2)', Yehia Eissa, 22 Oct 2015
RC C2825: 'Review: Can AERONET data be used to accurately model the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradainces under cloud-free conditions in desert environment?', Anonymous Referee #3, 02 Sep 2015
- AC C3469: 'Response to Reviewer #3', Yehia Eissa, 22 Oct 2015
RC C2881: 'Review of manuscript by Eissa et al., Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 8, 7697–7735, 2015', Anonymous Referee #4, 08 Sep 2015
- AC C3470: 'Response to Reviewer #4', Yehia Eissa, 22 Oct 2015
RC C2891: 'Direct Beam and Circumsolar Irradiances', Anonymous Referee #5, 09 Sep 2015
- AC C3471: 'Response to Reviewer #5', Yehia Eissa, 22 Oct 2015

Short summary

This study investigates whether the spectral aerosol optical properties of the AERONET stations are sufficient for an accurate modelling of the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradiances under cloud-free conditions in a desert environment. By comparing the modelled irradiances against reference ground measurements, the monochromatic beam and circumsolar irradiances may very well be modelled using a set of inputs extracted from the AERONET data.