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Solar radiation on the south coast of England
Author(s) -
Rees A. R.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49709440115
Subject(s) - sunshine duration , environmental science , orographic lift , climatology , radiation , cloud cover , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , cloud computing , relative humidity , precipitation , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , operating system
Three years' data of incoming measured solar radiation at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute are used to assess the radiation climate of the south coast. Radiation in both summer and winter is higher than at other stations in this country; this is, however, only partly attributable to the longer duration of sunshine because radiation is higher than would be expected from the longer duration of sunshine alone. A similar effect at Aberporth results from clean air, but despite the low level of pollution on the south coast, peak clear‐weather values are not abnormally high. Supplementation occurs on days that are not wholly clear; it is suggested that this is a result of reflection from orographic cloud.