On the ability of RegCM4 regional climate model to simulate surface solar radiation patterns over Europe: an assessment using   satellite-based observations

Alexandri, G.; Georgoulias, A. K.; Zanis, P.; Katragkou, E.; Tsikerdekis, A.; Kourtidis, K.; Meleti, C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13195-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13195-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13195-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 22

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27 Nov 2015

Research article |

| 27 Nov 2015

On the ability of RegCM4 regional climate model to simulate surface solar radiation patterns over Europe: an assessment using satellite-based observations

G. Alexandri, A. K. Georgoulias, P. Zanis, E. Katragkou, A. Tsikerdekis, K. Kourtidis, and C. Meleti

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RC C5643: 'Reviewer's coments', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Aug 2015
- AC C7857: 'Answer_RC_Anonymous_Referee_2', Georgia Alexandri, 12 Oct 2015
RC C6034: 'Review of Alexandri et al., 2015', Jörg Trentmann, 19 Aug 2015
- AC C7859: 'Answer_RC_Dr_Trentmann', Georgia Alexandri, 12 Oct 2015

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AR by Georgia Alexandri on behalf of the Authors (13 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Oct 2015) by Stelios Kazadzis

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ED: Publish as is (10 Nov 2015) by Stelios Kazadzis

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It is shown here that RegCM4 regional climate model adequately simulates surface solar radiation (SSR) over Europe but significantly over/underestimates several parameters that determine the transmission of solar radiation in the atmosphere. The agreement between RegCM4 and satellite-based SSR observations is actually a result of the conflicting effect of these parameters. We suggest that there should be a reassessment of the way these parameters are represented within this and other models.