Table 2 Results of the modified Ångström turbidity equation fits for wavelengths of 350 nm to 1100 nm.
From: Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization
City | α | α* | βsur | βsur* | γ* | R2 Eq. (2) | R2 Eq. (3) | RMSE Eq. (2) | RMSE Eq. (3) |
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Chennai, India | 0.560 | 2.093 | 0.078 | 0.008 | −0.070 | 0.951 | 0.997 | 0.0037 | 0.0009 |
El Shorouk, Egypt | 0.616 | 2.132 | 0.314 | 0.029 | −0.252 | 0.945 | 0.998 | 0.0128 | 0.0027 |
0.621 | 2.073 | 0.315 | 0.032 | −0.250 | 0.947 | 0.996 | 0.0127 | 0.0033 | |
Golden (CO), USA | 0.584 | 1.994 | 0.028 | 0.004 | −0.025 | 0.916 | 0.950 | 0.0010 | 0.0007 |
0.636 | 1.718 | 0.020 | 0.004 | −0.017 | 0.924 | 0.933 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | |
Jaén, Spain | 0.841 | 2.604 | 0.041 | 0.005 | −0.040 | 0.940 | 0.998 | 0.0038 | 0.0007 |
Penryn, UK | 2.103 | 3.889 | 0.002 | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.948 | 0.984 | 0.0015 | 0.0008 |
2.092 | 2.988 | 0.001 | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.957 | 0.979 | 0.0011 | 0.0008 | |
San José (CA), USA | 1.219 | 2.098 | 0.013 | 0.005 | −0.010 | 0.974 | 0.987 | 0.0015 | 0.0010 |
1.447 | 1.904 | 0.008 | 0.004 | −0.004 | 0.975 | 0.979 | 0.0011 | 0.0010 | |
Tezpur, India | 0.722 | 2.358 | 0.017 | 0.002 | −0.016 | 0.937 | 0.983 | 0.0014 | 0.0007 |
0.712 | 2.415 | 0.019 | 0.002 | −0.018 | 0.936 | 0.988 | 0.0015 | 0.0006 |