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100 _a Feng, Yao
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245 _aImproved empirical models for estimating surface direct and diffuse solar radiation at monthly and daily level: A case study in North China/
260 _aSage,
_c2019.
300 _aVol 43, issue 1, 2019 : (80-94 p.).
520 _aPrecise knowledge of direct and diffuse solar radiation is important for energy utilization and agricultural activities. However, field measurements in most areas of the world are only for total solar radiation. The satellite-retrieved direct and diffuse solar radiation show poor performance under overcast skies. Therefore, better empirical models are needed to estimate direct and diffuse solar radiation by considering the impact of aerosols over polluted regions. A case study is conducted in North China with the ground-measured solar radiation and satellite-retrieved aerosol optical depth to improve new empirical models at monthly (from 2000 to 2016) and daily (from 2006 to 2009) level. The improved empirical models are validated using the field measurements and compared with the existing models. Results suggest that these models perform well in estimating direct solar radiation at monthly (R2 = 0.86–0.91, RMSE = 0.76–0.83 MJ/m2) and daily (R2 = 0.91–0.94, RMSE = 1.51–1.64 MJ/m2) level. The accuracy of estimated monthly (R2 = 0.95–0.96, RMSE = 0.57–0.65 MJ/m2) and daily (R2 = 0.91–0.93, RMSE = 1.09–1.15 MJ/m2) diffuse solar radiation, particularly the maximum diffuse solar radiation value, has been improved compared to the existing models. The models presented in this study can be useful in the improvement and evaluation of solar radiation dataset over polluted regions similar to North China.
650 _aDirect solar radiation,
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650 _a diffuse solar radiation,
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650 _aaerosols,
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650 _aempirical model,
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650 _aNorth China
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700 _aChen, Dongmei
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700 _aZhao, Xinyi
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_dLondon: Sage Publication Ltd, 2019.
_tProgress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment/
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0309133318823459
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