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Validation of direct normal irradiance predictions under arid conditions: A review of radiative models and their turbidity-dependent performance

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  • Gueymard, Christian A.
  • Ruiz-Arias, José Antonio

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In this study, a detailed review of the performance of 24 radiative models from the literature is presented. These models are used to predict the clear-sky surface direct normal irradiance (DNI) at a 1-min time resolution. Coincident radiometric and sunphotometric databases of the highest possible quality, and recorded at seven stations located in arid environments, are used for this analysis. At most sites, an extremely large range of aerosol loading conditions and high variability in their characteristics are noticed. At one site (Solar Village), DNI was measured routinely with an active cavity radiometer with very low uncertainty compared to field pyrheliometers, which makes its dataset exceptional.

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  • Gueymard, Christian A. & Ruiz-Arias, José Antonio, 2015. "Validation of direct normal irradiance predictions under arid conditions: A review of radiative models and their turbidity-dependent performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 379-396.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:45:y:2015:i:c:p:379-396
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.01.065
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