Analysis of solar tower plant performance influenced by atmospheric attenuation at different temporal resolutions related to aerosol optical depth

•Atmospheric attenuation should be modeled at proper time-scale.•Aerosol loading dynamics in desert sites suggest daily basis for extinction modeling.•Yield performance of solar tower is affected by time-dependent modeling of extinction.•20% differences in daily output can be found from annual to da...

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