Atmospheric changes from solar eclipses

KL Aplin, CJ Scott, SL Gray - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This article reviews atmospheric changes associated with 44 solar eclipses, beginning with
the first quantitative results available, from 1834 (earlier qualitative accounts also exist) …

Impact of a solar eclipse on surface radiation and photovoltaic energy

BL Madhavan, MV Ratnam - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of annular solar eclipse (26 December 2019) on the surface
radiation and photovoltaic (PV) energy generation observed at Gadanki (13.48° N, 79.18° …

The solar eclipse: a natural meteorological experiment

RG Harrison, E Hanna - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A solar eclipse provides a well-characterized reduction in solar radiation, of calculable
amount and duration. This captivating natural astronomical phenomenon is ideally suited to …

[HTML][HTML] The total solar eclipse of 2017: Meteorological observations from a statewide mesonet and atmospheric profiling systems

R Mahmood, M Schargorodski… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
A total solar eclipse traversed the continental United States on 21 August 2017. It was the
first such event in 99 years and provided a rare opportunity to observe the atmospheric …

Meteorological responses in the atmospheric boundary layer over southern England to the deep partial eclipse of 20 March 2015

S Burt - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A wide range of surface and near-surface meteorological observations were made at the
University of Reading's Atmospheric Observatory in central southern England (latitude …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse on the Structure of the Planetary Boundary Layer: A Preliminary Analysis

R Pasken, R Woodford, J Bergmann, C Hickel… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
A total solar eclipse provides an unparalleled opportunity to study the changes in the
atmosphere's planetary boundary layer (PBL) due to changes in radiative heating. Although …

Surface Mesonet and Upper Air Analysis of the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

R Pasken, J Halverson, P Braunschweig - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017 was unique in that the path of totality swept across
the high spatial and temporal resolution QuantumWeather® mesonet and was very near the …

The weather's response to a solar eclipse

G Harrison, S Gray - Astronomy & Geophysics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Eclipses provide a predictable transient reduction in the energy source driving the
atmosphere and weather systems. Giles Harrison and Suzanne Gray examine what …

Shear‐induced electrical changes in the base of thin layer‐cloud

RG Harrison, GJ Marlton, KL Aplin… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Charging of upper and lower horizontal boundaries of extensive layer‐clouds results from
current flow in the global electric circuit. Layer‐cloud charge accumulation has previously …

Was an avalanche swarm responsible for the devastation at Mount Everest Base Camp during the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake?

GWK Moore, P Cristofanelli, P Bonasoni… - … Altitude Medicine & …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Moore, GWK, Paolo Cristofanelli, Paolo Bonasoni, Gian Pietro Verza, and JL Semple. Was
an avalanche swarm responsible for the devastation at Mount Everest Base Camp during …