An estimation of impact of anthropogenic aerosols in atmosphere of Tirana on solar insolation. Part I: Clear day variation of ground insolation

Autor: Driada Mitrushi, Urim Buzra, Valbona Muda, Pëllumb Berberi, Irma Bërdufi, Daniela Halili
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings.
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/1.4944273
Popis: Solar energy is one of the freely available renewable sources of energy and it is abundant in almost every part of the world. However, in many cases, presence of aerosols in atmosphere has an important effect on modifying ground energy budget. The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of anthropogenic aerosols in atmosphere of Tirana on solar insolation. Measurements were carried at the height of 20 m over the ground using meteorological station Davison. Estimation of influence of concentration of aerosols in atmosphere was made by measurement of time evolution of insolation during consecutive clear sky days after last heavy rainy day. Careful measures were taken to estimate influence of air humidity and wind speed on modification of solar insolation data. We have found that in all cases solar insolation decreases with increasing number of days from last rainy day. The best fitting function describing the day to day decrease is a power function. Correlation coefficients and power indexes vary ...
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