Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities
A brief overview of the newly established Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence is provided. The laboratory focuses on fundamental research and practical applications related to solar radiation levels, radiative transfer modeling, and atmospheric effects. Th...
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| author | Konstantinos Fragkos Argyro Nisantzi Ilias Fountoulakis Silas Michaelides Georgia Charalampous Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou Charis Kontoes Diofantos Hadjimitsis Stelios Kazadzis |
| author_facet | Konstantinos Fragkos Argyro Nisantzi Ilias Fountoulakis Silas Michaelides Georgia Charalampous Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou Charis Kontoes Diofantos Hadjimitsis Stelios Kazadzis |
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| description | A brief overview of the newly established Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence is provided. The laboratory focuses on fundamental research and practical applications related to solar radiation levels, radiative transfer modeling, and atmospheric effects. The laboratory’s goal is to establish a scientific foundation that will support some of the most important sectors of the EU and Cyprus Smart Specialization Strategy, including energy, tourism, health, and agriculture, and become a reference point for the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African region. Finally, some preliminary results concerning solar radiation climatology and a system for clear-sky ultraviolet index forecast over Cyprus are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d03b9467248147fbae7d979109fc4e602024-03-27T13:37:12ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312023-08-012614510.3390/environsciproc2023026045Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of ActivitiesKonstantinos Fragkos0Argyro Nisantzi1Ilias Fountoulakis2Silas Michaelides3Georgia Charalampous4Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou5Charis Kontoes6Diofantos Hadjimitsis7Stelios Kazadzis8Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Fragklinou Rousvelt 82, 3012 Limassol, CyprusEratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Fragklinou Rousvelt 82, 3012 Limassol, CyprusInstitute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), GR15236 Athens, GreeceEratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Fragklinou Rousvelt 82, 3012 Limassol, CyprusEratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Fragklinou Rousvelt 82, 3012 Limassol, CyprusInstitute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), GR15236 Athens, GreeceInstitute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA), GR15236 Athens, GreeceEratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Fragklinou Rousvelt 82, 3012 Limassol, CyprusPhysikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC), 7260 Davos, SwitzerlandA brief overview of the newly established Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence is provided. The laboratory focuses on fundamental research and practical applications related to solar radiation levels, radiative transfer modeling, and atmospheric effects. The laboratory’s goal is to establish a scientific foundation that will support some of the most important sectors of the EU and Cyprus Smart Specialization Strategy, including energy, tourism, health, and agriculture, and become a reference point for the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African region. Finally, some preliminary results concerning solar radiation climatology and a system for clear-sky ultraviolet index forecast over Cyprus are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26/1/45solar radiation monitoringsolar energyultraviolet radiationradiative transfer modelingclimateforecasting |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Fragkos Argyro Nisantzi Ilias Fountoulakis Silas Michaelides Georgia Charalampous Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou Charis Kontoes Diofantos Hadjimitsis Stelios Kazadzis Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities Environmental Sciences Proceedings solar radiation monitoring solar energy ultraviolet radiation radiative transfer modeling climate forecasting |
| title | Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities |
| title_full | Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities |
| title_fullStr | Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities |
| title_short | Introducing the Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence: Overview of Activities |
| title_sort | introducing the solar radiation and energy laboratory of the eratosthenes centre of excellence overview of activities |
| topic | solar radiation monitoring solar energy ultraviolet radiation radiative transfer modeling climate forecasting |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26/1/45 |
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