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1. | Javier Montero-Martín; Manuel Antón; José Manuel Vaquero; Roberto Román; Javier Vaquero-Martinez; Alejandro J. P. Aparicio; Arturo Sanchez-Lorenzo Reconstruction of daily global solar radiation under all-sky and cloud-free conditions in Badajoz (Spain) since 1929 Journal Article In: International Journal of Climatology, vol. n/a, no. n/a, 2023. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: atmospheric aerosols, cloud cover, dimming/brightening, early instrumental data, surface solar radiation @article{Montero-Martín2023, Abstract This work analyses the long-term temporal variability of the annual and seasonal series of reconstructed global solar radiation for both all-sky and cloud-free conditions in Badajoz (Spain) over the 1929–2015 period. Specifically, daily values of global horizontal irradiation (GHI) for all-sky cases are derived from a semiempirical method based on the relationship between the cloud modification factor and sunshine duration records. Additionally, cloud-free situations are selected using cloud cover (CC) information recorded by surface observations. Regarding GHI linear trends for all-sky conditions, three periods are clearly identified: during the 1929–1950 period, there is a positive and statistically significant trend of +4.18?W·m?2·decade?1. It is followed by a significant dimming with a trend of ?3.72?W·m?2·decade?1 between 1951 and 1984. GHI levels increase again from 1985 to 2015 with a statistically significant trend of +2.04?W·m?2·decade?1. The seasonal trends are found to be statistically significant only in summer for all the three subperiods. With the goal to find out the possible causes of the reconstructed GHI trends, the temporal variability of the CC was also analysed. It was observed that CC has a statistically significant negative trend between 1985 and 2015 which may partially explain the GHI increase shown for this period. In contrast, not statistically significant trends were found in the annual and seasonal CC series before 1985. The long-term evolution of the GHI under cloud-free conditions exhibits the same pattern as all-sky conditions: an increase during 1929–1950, followed by a decrease in 1951–1984 and then a new increase from 1985 to 2015. Therefore, the positive (negative) linear trends in GHI reported in this study could be partially related to a decrease (increase) in the aerosol load during the analysed three subperiods. |
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2. | Juan Carlos Antuña-Sánchez; René Estevan; Roberto Román; Juan Carlos Antuña-Marrero; Victoria E Cachorro; Albeth Rodríguez Vega; Ángel M de Frutos Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016) Journal Article In: Remote Sensing, vol. 13, no. 2, 2021, ISSN: 2072-4292. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: climatology, cloud cover, cuba, diffuse, direct radiation, insolation, Solar radiation @article{rs13020169, The transition to renewable energies is an unavoidable step to guarantee a peaceful and sustainable future for humankind. Although solar radiation is one of the main sources of renewable energy, there are broad regions of the planet where it has not been characterized appropriately to provide the necessary information for regional and local planning and design of the different solar powered systems. The Caribbean, and Cuba in particular, lacked until very recently at least one long-term series of surface solar radiation measurements. Here we present the first long-term records of solar radiation for this region. Solar radiation measurements manually conducted and recorded on paper were rescued, reprocessed and quality controlled to develop the solar radiation climatology at the Actinometrical Station of Camagüey, in Cuba (21.422°N; 77.850°W; 122 m a.s.l.) for the period 1981–2016. The diurnal cycle based on the average hourly values of the global, direct and diffuse horizontal variables for the entire period have been determined and analyzed showing the dependence on solar zenith angle (SZA) and clouds. The annual cycle of global solar component given by the mean monthly daily values presents two maxima, one in April and another one in July with values of 5.06 and 4.91 kWh m−2, respectively (18.23 and 17.67 MJ m−2 per day for insolation), and the minimum in December (3.15 kWh m−2 or 11.33 MJ m−2). The maxima are governed by the direct solar components and are modulated by cloudiness. Both, diurnal and annual cycles of the diffuse solar component show a smoothed bell shaped behavior. In general solar radiation at this station presents a strong influence of clouds, with little seasonal variation but with higher values during the rainy season. Daily global radiation annual averages showed its maximum value in the year 1983, with 17.45 MJ m−2 explained by very low cloudiness this year, and the minimum value was reported in 2009 with a value of 12.43 MJ m−2 that could not explained by the cloud coverage or the aerosols optical depths registered that year. The effects of the 1982 El Chichón and 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruptions on the solar radiation variables at Camagüey are also shown and discussed. The results achieved in this study shown the characteristics of solar radiation in this area and their potential for solar power applications. |
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1. | Reconstruction of daily global solar radiation under all-sky and cloud-free conditions in Badajoz (Spain) since 1929 Journal Article In: International Journal of Climatology, vol. n/a, no. n/a, 2023. |
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2. | Solar Radiation Climatology in Camagüey, Cuba (1981–2016) Journal Article In: Remote Sensing, vol. 13, no. 2, 2021, ISSN: 2072-4292. |