The effect of optically thin cirrus clouds on solar radiation in Camagüey, Cuba

The effect of optically thin cirrus clouds on solar radiation is analyzed by numerical simulation, using lidar measurements of cirrus conducted at Camagüey, Cuba. Sign and amplitude of the cirrus clouds effect on solar radiation is evaluated. There is a relation between the solar zenith angle and so...

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Main Authors: B. Barja, J. C. Antuña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/8625/2011/acp-11-8625-2011.pdf