Comparing Performance of Solargis and Suny Satellite Models Using Monthly and Daily Aerosol Data
Abstract
Monthly data of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) or Linke turbidity are used in the satellite-based solar radiation models until recently, which is given by the limited availability of the atmospheric information. The European consortium working within the project MACC (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition & Climate) and lead by ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast) introduced a new version of the aerosol database, which replaces the prototype called GEMS (Morcrette et al. 2009).