Parameters for PV effeciency

  • Hi
    I am working on hdf files related to solar radiation and there are lot of parameters in that. Some are related to solar panels and some are not. I just want to know if i have selected the right parameters. Following are the parameters:
    EMIS = Surface emissivity
    TS = Surface temperature, ALBEDO = Surface albedo, ALBNIRDF = Diffuse beam NIR surface albedo
    ALBNIRDR = Direct beam NIR surface albedo, ALBVISDF = Diffuse beam VIS-UV surface albedo, ALBVISDR = Direct beam VIS-UV surface albedo
    LWGEM = Emitted longwave at the surface, LWGAB = Absorbed longwave at the surface, LWGABCLR = Absorbed longwave at the surface with no clouds
    LWGABCLRCLN = Absorbed longwave at the surface with no clouds or aerosol, LWGNT = Net downward longwave flux at the surface
    LWGNTCLR = Net downward longwave flux for cloud-free sky, LWGNTCLRCLN = Net downward longwave flux at the surface for clear sky
    LWTUP = Upward longwave flux at top of atmosphere (TOA), LWTUPCLR = Upward longwave flux at TOA assuming clear sky
    LWTUPCLRCLN = Upward longwave flux at TOA assuming clear clean sky, SWTDN = TOA incident shortwave flux
    SWGDN = Surface incident shortwave flux, SWGDNCLR = Surface incident shortwave flux assuming clear sky
    SWGNT = Surface net downward shortwave flux, SWGNTCLR = Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clear sky
    SWGNTCLN = Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clean sky
    SWGNTCLRCLN = Surface net downward shortwave flux assuming clear clean sky, SWTNT = TOA net downward shortwave flux
    SWTNTCLR = TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clear sky, SWTNTCLN = TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clean sky
    SWTNTCLRCLN = TOA net downward shortwave flux assuming clear clean sky
    TAUHGH = Optical thickness of high clouds, TAULOW = Optical thickness of low clouds, TAUMID = Optical thickness of mid-level clouds
    TAUTOT = Optical thickness of all clouds, CLDHGH = High-level (above 400 hPa) cloud fraction
    CLDLOW = Mid-level (700-400 hPa) cloud fraction
    CLDMID = Low-level (1000-700 hPa) cloud fraction
    CLDTOT = Total cloud fraction



    FOLLOWING ARE THE SELECTED ONES: I think these parameters affect the solar panels.


    EMIS = Surface emissivity
    TS = Surface temperature
    Diffuse beam NIR surface albedo
    Direct beam NIR surface albedo
    Emitted longwave at the surface
    Absorbed longwave at the surface
    Absorbed longwave at the surface with no clouds
    Net downward longwave flux at the surface
    Net downward longwave flux at the surface for clear sky
    Surface incident shortwave flux
    Surface incident shortwave flux assuming clear sky
    Optical thickness of high clouds
    Optical thickness of low clouds
    High-level (above 400 hPa) cloud fraction
    Low-level (1000-700 hPa) cloud fraction
    Total cloud fraction


    Am i in the right direction?



    Thanks in advance,




    Regards,