Aerosol quantification and caracterization from global and beam irradiance measurements

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Working Paper

Reference

Aerosol quantification and caracterization from global and beam irradiance measurements

INEICHEN, Pierre

Abstract

On the basis of the broadband simplified Solis clear sky model, a method is developed to quantify and characterize the atmospheric aerosols content and type from global and/or beam hourly irradiance measurements.

INEICHEN, Pierre. Aerosol quantification and caracterization from global and beam

irradiance measurements . 2009, 13 p.

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Aerosol quantification and caracterization from global and beam irradiance measurements Appendix

Pierre Ineichen

University of Geneva

November 2009

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0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Aod retrieved from Bn

Aod retrieved from Gh

Slope = R² =

67%

0.598

Albany (NY) 2002

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

0 31 61 92 122 153 183 214 244 275 305 336 retrieved from Gh

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

62%

0.652

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Maritime

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

90%

0.480 0.2

0.3

retrieved from Gh retrieved from Bn monthly estimation

Broadband aod Urban

Albany (NY) 2001

(4)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

65%

0.539

Albuquerque (NM) 1999

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

64%

0.574

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

98%

0.539 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Albuquerque 1999

(5)

Athens 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

72%

0.731

Athens 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

63%

0.684

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Maritim

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

99%

0.773 0.2

0.3

retrieved from Gh retrieved from Bn

Broadband aod Urban

(6)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

83%

0.696

Austin (TX) 2002

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

78%

0.612

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

86%

0.730 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Austin (TX) 2002

(7)

Bondville 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

93%

0.597

Bondville 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn retrieved from MFRSR

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

88%

0.528

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

120%

0.729 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(8)

Cabauw 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

96%

0.757

Cabauw 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

88%

0.779

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

120%

0.664 0.2

0.3 retrieved from Gh retrieved from Bn

Broadband aod Urban

(9)

Camborne 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

107%

0.685

Camborne 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

100%

0.807

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

157%

0.687 0.2

Broadband aod Urban

(10)

Carpentras 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

87%

0.702

Carpentras 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

84%

0.671

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

111%

0.680 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(11)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

68%

0.252

Cocoa (FL) 1999

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

64%

0.213

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

87%

0.418 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Cocoa (FL) 2001

(12)

Desert Rock 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

81%

0.589

Desert Rock 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

77%

0.545

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

124%

0.560 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(13)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

57%

0.378

Eugene (OR) 2002

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

53%

0.324

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

92%

0.417 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Eugene 2002

(14)

Fort Peck 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

76%

0.494

Fort Peck 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

69%

0.472

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

113%

0.473 0.2

0.3

retrieved from Gh retrieved from Bn retrieved from MFRSR

Broadband aod Urban

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0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

88%

0.473

Fraiburg 1993-94

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn monthly estimations

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

84%

0.529

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

121%

0.499 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Freiburg 1993-1994

(16)

Geneva 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

63%

0.385

Geneva 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

55%

0.384

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

84%

0.320 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(17)

Goodwin Creek 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

85%

0.453

Goodwin Creek 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

79%

0.322

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

110%

0.775 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

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0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

55%

0.022

Hermiston (OR) 1999

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

58%

0.034

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

87%

0.183 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Hermiston 1999-2000

(19)

Lerwick 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

101%

0.609

Lerwick 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

99%

0.615

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

140%

0.674 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(20)

Lindenberg 2002

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

95%

0.766

Lindenberg 2002

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

82%

0.728

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

128%

0.735 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(21)

Lisboa 1994

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

97%

0.596

Lisboa 1993-94

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn monthly estimations

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

89%

0.561

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

126%

0.499 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(22)

M’Bour 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

83%

0.398

M'Bour 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

80%

0.479

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

91%

0.222 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(23)

Mt Kenya 2006

Gh and Dh 5% enhanced

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

55%

0.413

Mt Kenya 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

53%

0.488

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

61%

0.281 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

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Nantes 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

88%

0.745

Nantes 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

81%

0.780

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

120%

0.716 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(25)

Payerne 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

95%

0.392

Payerne 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

96%

0.525

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

107%

0.335 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(26)

Penn State 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

91%

0.620

Penn State 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

83%

0.540

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

128%

0.782 0.2

Broadband aod Urban

(27)

Sede Boqer 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

75%

0.205

Sede Boqer 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

70%

0.220

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

108%

0.334 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(28)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

74%

0.451

Sioux Falls 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

71%

0.484

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

108%

0.592 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Sioux Falls 2006

(29)

Table Mountain 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

66%

0.441

Table Mountain 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

65%

0.430

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

93%

0.565 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(30)

Tamanrasset 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

122%

0.389

Tamanrasset 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

119%

0.427

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

170%

0.420 0.2

Broadband aod Urban

(31)

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

79%

0.796

Tateno (J) 2008

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

76%

0.833

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

123%

0.885 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

Tateno 2008

(32)

Toravere 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

90%

0.770

Toravere 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

80%

0.769

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

121%

0.588 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(33)

Vaulx-en-Velin 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

72%

0.637

Vaulx-en-Velin 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

63%

0.660

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

97%

0.602 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(34)

Wien 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

77%

0.621

Wien 2006

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

68%

0.499

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

103%

0.523 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(35)

Athens 2001

Ground measurements water vapor fixed at 0.5 cm

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

65%

0.691

Athenes 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

52%

0.680

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

105%

0.772 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(36)

Athens 2001

Ground measurements water vapor measurements with 2 cm added

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

104%

0.683

Athenes 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

100%

0.648

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

100%

0.803 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(37)

Athens 2001

Ground measurements

30 minutes error in time stamp.

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

74%

0.391

Athenes 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

63%

0.231

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

90%

0.327 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(38)

Athens 2001

Ground measurements 5% underestimation in Beam irradiance.

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

87%

0.740

Athenes 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

76%

0.681

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

119%

0.794 0.2

0.3

Broadband aod Urban

(39)

Athens 2001

Ground measurements 5% underestimation in Global irradiance.

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

44%

0.538

Athenes 2001

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

Broadband aod Rural

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

37%

0.491

0 0.1 0.2 0.3

retrieved from Bn

Day of the year

0.3 0.4 0.5

Slope = R² =

62%

0.727 0.2

Broadband aod Urban