Aerosols are important atmospheric constituents with significant impacts on both regional air
quality and the global climate and environment. Aerosol effects on radiation, clouds and …

This study evaluates the performance of 75 clear-sky global irradiance models against 75
ground stations worldwide covering five major Köppen-Geiger climate classifications and …

This contribution compares 3-hourly estimates of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550)
and Ångström exponent (AE) from two similar reanalysis models, ECMWF's CAMS and …

Monitoring and describing the spatiotemporal variability in dust aerosols is crucial for
understanding their multiple effects, related feedbacks, and impacts within the Earth system …

This study validated MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Agency, USA, Aqua and Terra Collection 6.1, and MERRA …

The spatiotemporal distributions of aerosol optical properties and major aerosol types, along
with the vertical distribution of major aerosol types over Australia, are investigated based on …

This study selects 400 sites from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) over 2002–2015 to
develop an aerosol optical depth (AOD) evaluation dataset, which is used to evaluate two …

Machine learning and deep learning methods have been widely explored in understanding
the chaotic behavior of the atmosphere and furthering weather forecasting. There has been …

Dust plays a vital role in the Earth's climate system and can also modulate solar energy yield
from photovoltaics due to soiling and it also impacts concentrated solar power outputs by up …

The distribution of diffuse radiance over the sky hemisphere is an important quantity that is
required in many applications. Its spectral variation is useful when considering processes …