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

A new fast clear-sky model called McClear was developed to estimate the downwelling shortwave direct and global irradiances received at ground level under clear skies. It is a fully physical model replacing empirical relations or simpler models used before. It exploits the recent results on aerosol...

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Main Authors: 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, J.-J. Morcrette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/2403/2013/amt-6-2403-2013.pdf