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Relative influence of weather conditions and air pollutants on solar radiation – Part 2: Modification of solar radiation over urban and rural sites

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In the first part of this study, intensive measurements of particulate matter and trace gaseous were made to assess the characteristics of air pollutants in 14 sites covering most of Egypt, and to present a clear picture about the relationship of air pollutants with meteorology. The goal of this study is to examine the effect of weather conditions and air pollutants on the receipt of solar radiation during cloudless days at five sites. The results have shown, that the relative attenuation of the total solar radiation varied dramatically from 22% in winter to about 9.3% in summer. This finding may be attributed to PM10 and CO effects, which are in the highest level during winter.

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Elminir, H. Relative influence of weather conditions and air pollutants on solar radiation – Part 2: Modification of solar radiation over urban and rural sites. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 96, 257–264 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-006-0210-y

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