Estimation of Hourly Solar Radiation at the Surface under
Cloudless Conditions on the Tibetan Plateau
Using a Simple Radiation Model |
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Authors: | LIANG Hong ZHANG Renhe LIU Jingmiao SUN Zhian and CHENG Xinghong |
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Institution: | Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049 |
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Abstract: | In this study, the clear sky hourly global and net solar irradiances at the
surface determined using SUNFLUX, a simple parameterization scheme,
for three stations (Gaize, Naqu, and Lhasa) on the Tibetan Plateau were
evaluated against observation data. Our modeled results agree well with
observations. The correlation coefficients between modeled and observed
values were >0.99 for all three stations. The relative error of modeled
results, in average was <7%, and the root-mean-square variance was
<27 W m-2. The solar irradiances in the radiation model were slightly overestimated
compared with observation data; there were at least two likely causes.
First, the radiative effects of aerosols were not included in the radiation
model. Second, solar irradiances determined by thermopile pyranometers
include a thermal offset error that causes solar radiation to be slightly
underestimated. The solar radiation absorbed by the ozone and water vapor was estimated. The
results show that monthly mean solar radiation absorbed by the ozone is
<2% of the global solar radiation (<14 W m-2). Solar radiation
absorbed by water vapor is stronger in summer than in winter. The maximum
amount of monthly mean solar radiation absorbed by water vapor can be up to
13% of the global solar radiation (95 W m-2). This indicates that
water vapor measurements with high precision are very important for precise
determination of solar radiation. |
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Keywords: | solar radiation numerical simulation Tibetan Plateau |
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