Implementation of Bessel's method for solar eclipses prediction in the WRF-ARW model

Montornès, Alex; Codina, Bernat; Zack, John W.; Sola, Yolanda

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5949-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5949-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5949-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 9

Research article

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17 May 2016

Research article |

| 17 May 2016

Implementation of Bessel's method for solar eclipses prediction in the WRF-ARW model

Alex Montornès, Bernat Codina, John W. Zack, and Yolanda Sola

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RC1: 'referee comments on the paper acp-2015-781', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Response to "Reviewer Comments", Anonymous Referee \#1', Alex Montornès, 10 Mar 2016
RC2: 'comments on: Implementation of the Bessel's method for solar eclipses prediction in the WRF-ARW model', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Response to "Reviewer Comments", Anonymous Referee #2', Alex Montornès, 10 Mar 2016

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Short summary

This paper documents a new package for the Weather Research and Forecasting--Advanced Research WRF (WRF-ARW) model that can simulate any partial, total or hybrid solar eclipse for the period 1950–2050 and is also extensible to a longer period. First, a description of the implementation together with a validation for the period 1950–2050 of all solar eclipse trajectories is presented. Second, the model response is analyzed in four total solar eclipse episodes. Global horizontal irradiance (GHI) outcomes are validated with respect to ground-based measurements.