Emerging investigator series: quantifying the impact of cloud cover on solar irradiance and environmental photodegradation
Michelle G. Nevins, Jennifer N. Apell
Abstract
is the percentage of cloud cover in the sky. In addition, the model results supported that there was no wavelength dependence for the effect of cloud cover. Therefore, decreases in both direct and indirect photodegradation rates should be proportional to the decrease in irradiance, which has a non-linear dependence on cloud cover.
Topics & Concepts
IrradianceCloud coverSolar irradianceEnvironmental scienceCloud computingSkyCloud fractionRemote sensingAtmospheric sciencesOvercastMeteorologyCloud topComputer sciencePhysicsGeographyOpticsOperating systemSolar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsEnergy and Environment ImpactsImpact of Light on Environment and Health