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)

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