Atmospheric parameters affecting spectral solar irradiance and solar energy (ASPIRE)

The ASPIRE project (Atmospheric Parameters Affecting Spectral Solar Irradiance and Solar Energy) aims to contribute to the scientific knowledge of interdisciplinary aspects that are related with solar radiation by investigating the effect of various atmospheric parameters such as clouds, aerosols, water vapor and absorbing trace gases to the Spectral Solar Irradiance (SSI) reaching the Earth’s surface. Such aspects deal with solar energy research and technology (e.g. Photovoltaic Systems, PV), impact on health (melanoma, skin cancer and Vitamin D efficiency), agriculture (photosynthetically active radiation, PAR, and crop production) and the complexity of the SSI determination through an atmosphere with various spectral absorbing, scattering and reflecting atmospheric constituents.