TY - GEN
T1 - Future trends in Global and Direct solar irradiations due to Increased aerosol loads in Qatar
AU - Bachour, Dunia Antoine
AU - Martin-Pomares, Luis
AU - Astudillo, Daniel Perez
AU - Polo, Jesús
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - This work addresses the study of the predicted effect that increasing levels of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) have on solar irradiation received at ground level; in particular, the case of Doha, Qatar, is studied here. AOD in the region has been found to increase annually by about 10%; by using this annual trend, and assuming that the current cloud conditions don't change, the resulting yearly global horizontal (H) and direct normal or beam (Hb) irradiations are calculated here through the clear-sky index for the next years, up to 8 years in the future. Results show that Hb is not only more affected than H, but that it is also more sensitive than H to initial conditions.
AB - This work addresses the study of the predicted effect that increasing levels of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) have on solar irradiation received at ground level; in particular, the case of Doha, Qatar, is studied here. AOD in the region has been found to increase annually by about 10%; by using this annual trend, and assuming that the current cloud conditions don't change, the resulting yearly global horizontal (H) and direct normal or beam (Hb) irradiations are calculated here through the clear-sky index for the next years, up to 8 years in the future. Results show that Hb is not only more affected than H, but that it is also more sensitive than H to initial conditions.
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - SWC 2015 - ISES Conference Proceedings
ER -