Located near the western coast of South America is a large plain near the Andes Mountains, the Altiplano of the Atacama Desert.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Cordero explained that clouds often block sunlight or reflect radiation back into space, but thin broken clouds at this location can intensely focus the sun on the surface in a phenomenon known as forward scattering — like holding up a magnifying glass to the sun. The study found these clouds, typically cumulus, cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, can enhance solar radiation on the surface by up to 80% compared to cloudless conditions.
Seiji Kato, an atmospheric scientist at NASA who was also not involved in the research, was not surprised at the study’s findings. He said when solar irradiance is transmitted through the atmosphere, it is absorbed by water vapor and scattered by clouds and aerosols. But a high elevation place that is located above the water vapor layer and has less clouds and aerosols would receive more sunshine.
The study, Kato pointed out, also only looks at downward solar irradiance, but there are other radiation sources to consider as well.
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