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Performance of CAMS Radiation Service and HelioClim-3 databases of solar radiation at surface: evaluating the spatial variation in Germany
Mathilde Marchand
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Transvalor, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, 06904, France
Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan
MINES ParisTech, PSL University, OIE – Center Observation, Impacts, Energy, Sophia Antipolis Valbonne, 06904, France
Laurent Saboret
Transvalor, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, 06904, France
Etienne Wey
Transvalor, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, 06904, France
Lucien Wald
MINES ParisTech, PSL University, OIE – Center Observation, Impacts, Energy, Sophia Antipolis Valbonne, 06904, France
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Short summary
The present work deals with the spatial consistency of two well-known databases of solar radiation received at ground level: the CAMS Radiation Service database version 3.2, abbreviated as CAMS-Rad and the HelioClim-3 database version 5, abbreviated as HC3v5. Both databases are derived from satellite images. For both databases, there is no noticeable spatial trend in the standard deviation.
The present work deals with the spatial consistency of two well-known databases of solar...
