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All-sky direct (beam) All-sky direct (beam) normal IrradiationAll- diffuse All- global
Main Variable NamesNetCDF UnitsDescription
BHIWh m-2Direct horizontal all sky irradiation, i.e., the direct part of the surface solar downward irradiation integrated over the whole spectrum available at ground level, on a horizontal surface
BNIWh m-2Direct normal all sky irradiation. Part of the radiation that is received from the direction of the sun by a plane facing the sun.
DHIWh m-2Diffuse horizontal all sky irradiation, i.e., the diffuse part of the surface solar downward irradiation integrated over the whole spectrum available at ground level, on a horizontal surface.
GHIWh m-2Global horizontal all sky irradiation, i.e., the surface solar downward irradiation integrated over the whole spectrum available at ground level, on a horizontal surface.
BHIcWh m-2Direct horizontal clear sky irradiation
BNIcWh m-2Direct normal clear sky irradiation.
DHIcWh m-2Diffuse horizontal clear sky irradiation
GHIcWh m-2Global horizontal clear sky irradiation

Expert mode variables

For expert users, all input and output variables are provided in the ‘detailed info expert output mode’. It can only be retrieved when requesting 1 min resolved time series from the Atmosphere Data Store. Besides the standard outputs, it provides:

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