Title
Extreme Overirradiance events and their spectral distribution in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
15 March 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
IOP Publishing Ltd
Abstract
We report on 'extreme overirradiance' events measured in Lima, Peru. The highest measured irradiance value was 1543 W/m2 on March 23rd, 2020. The measurements were carried out by four different, independent instruments, all simultaneously recording their maximum values. The spectral distribution of the extreme overirradiance event was also recorded and compared to the spectral distributions of a clear and a cloudy sky. The extreme overirradiance phenomenon demonstrated an irradiance enhancement in the entire measured spectrum, but predominantly in the visible and the near infrared region of the spectrum (450 nm to 1100 nm). This spectral enhancement leads to a redshift of the spectrum during the extreme overirradiance event, as is observed by its lower average photon energy in comparison to the clear and cloudy sky spectra.
Volume
1841
Issue
1
Number
012006
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85103321260
Resource of which it is part
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
ISSN of the container
17426588
Conference
Peruvian Workshop on Solar Energy 2020, JOPES 2020
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus