A long-term time series of global and diffuse photosynthetically active radiation in the Mediterranean: interannual  variability and cloud effects

Trisolino, Pamela; di Sarra, Alcide; Anello, Fabrizio; Bommarito, Carlo; Di Iorio, Tatiana; Meloni, Daniela; Monteleone, Francesco; Pace, Giandomenico; Piacentino, Salvatore; Sferlazzo, Damiano

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7985-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 7985–8000, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7985-2018

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Special issue: CHemistry and AeRosols Mediterranean EXperiments (ChArMEx)...

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 7985–8000, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7985-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

Research article 07 Jun 2018

Research article | 07 Jun 2018

A long-term time series of global and diffuse photosynthetically active radiation in the Mediterranean: interannual variability and cloud effects

Pamela Trisolino et al.

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RC1: 'revision', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Response to the anonymous referee #1', Pamela Trisolino, 09 Apr 2018
RC2: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Mar 2018
- AC2: 'Response to the anonymous referee #2', Pamela Trisolino, 09 Apr 2018

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ED: Publish as is (14 May 2018) by Nikolaos Mihalopoulos

Short summary

The long-term (2002–2016) variability of global and diffuse PAR over the central Mediterranean is investigated based on measurements from Lampedusa. PAR modulates biological processes and this study provides useful insight into its variability. Seasonal and interannual variability of global and diffuse PAR is characterized and the effects of clouds are quantified. The analysis suggests that 77 % of the global PAR interannual variability may be ascribed to clouds.