Remote Sensing for Solar Radiation Applications
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecological Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2024) | Viewed by 2394
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solar irradiance forecasting; cloud forecasting; CSP plants; PV plants; atmospheric extinction; sky cameras; satellite images; remote sensing; artificial neural networks; image processing; cloud detection; solar irradiance estimation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface solar radiation is a key part dictating the radiation–energy balance, surface‒atmosphere interactions, the water cycle, meteorological and climatic conditions, and land surface processes.
It is the primary energy source that drives many of Earth's physical and biological processes.
Accurate information about solar radiation is needed in many fields. Understanding its importance to the landscape at a variety of scales is key to understanding a broad range of natural processes and human activities. Additionally, solar radiation measurements are necessary for the assessment of potential solar energy resources.
To gain information on Solar Radiation, remote sensing techniques provide an important means to determine the spatial distribution of solar radiation and forecasting of solar irradiance. Especially, satellites offer information about atmospheric states, which can be further explored for better accuracy.
Therefore, the Special Issue aims to review remote sensing techniques (new or updated satellite products, on-board instruments, and retrieval techniques) for solar radiation measurements and modeling. The use of machine learning and deep learning with remote sensing data for understanding solar radiation observations and generating more useful data is also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solar radiation
- PV systems
- solar energy
- remote sensing
- radiation budget
- satellite
- surface albedo
- global irradiance
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