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The Solar Resource☆ 
Kambezidis, HD 
2020 
Elsevier 
Oxford 
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences 
26-117 
The article deals with all fundamentals οf solar radiation. It consists of 16 sections and 4 appendices; a special section is devoted to the bibliography used. Section 1 is an introduction to the article. Section 2 gives the necessary astronomical relationships for positioning the Sun in the sky for any place on Earth. Section 3 refers to the solar constant, while Section 4 talks about the solar spectrum. The interference of solar radiation as electromagnetic waves with the constituents of the Earth's atmosphere is discussed in Section 5. The most commonly used broadband solar radiation models for horizontal and tilted surfaces are given in Section 6 and the basics about solar spectral modeling in Section 8. The methods for testing the broadband solar models are mentioned in Section 7. All basics on net solar radiation are given in Section 9. The need for the formation of networks of solar radiation stations and the generation of Solar Atlases are discussed in Section 10. Section 11 gives an account of the utility tools for easy calculations of solar radiation. Section 12 gives an account of the instruments for measuring the solar radiation components with associated errors and uncertainties. Section 13 refers to the availability of solar radiation data sets worldwide, while Section 14 talks about the use of solar radiation values from satellite observations. 15 Solar radiation climate/climatology, 16 The global dimming/brightening effect deal with the solar radiation climate/climatology of a location, and the effects of the global dimming and global brightening, respectively. Appendix A provides tabulated values of the solar constant at all wavelengths. Appendix B gives an account of all terms used in solar radiometry. Appendix C assumes the Sun as black body and gives the maximum wavelength of the solar spectrum of Appendix A by applying Wien's law. There is also mentioned the atmosphere as a grey body. Appendix D gives a list of the most common physical constants and conversion factors of the units used in solar radiometry. 
Global dimming/brightening effect; Net solar radiation; Solar atlases; Solar climatology; Solar measurements; Solar models; Solar networks; Solar radiation 
Letcher, Trevor M.