Meteorological effects and impacts of the 10 June 2021 solar eclipse over the British Isles, Iceland and Greenland

peer reviewed We present a pioneering report of the meteorological effects of a partial solar eclipse across a wide region. Using large networks of official weather stations and a regional climate model simulation, we detected meteorological effects of the 10 June 2021 eclipse in the UK, Iceland and...

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Published in:Weather
Main Authors: Hanna, E., Aplin, K., Bjornsson, H., Bryant, R., Cappelen, J., Fausto, R., Fettweis, Xavier, Graham, E., Harrison, G., Jonsson, T., Penman, J., de Alwis Pitts, D., Bilton, A.
Other Authors: SPHERES - ULiège
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022
Subjects:
Physical
chemical
mathematical & earth Sciences
Earth sciences & physical geography
Physique
chimie
mathématiques & sciences de la terre
Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
Greenland
Ice Sheet
Iceland
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/288878
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/288878/1/Weather%20-%202022%20-%20Hanna%20-%20Meteorological%20effects%20and%20impacts%20of%20the%2010%20June%202021%20solar%20eclipse%20over%20the%20British%20Isles%20.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.4175
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Summary:peer reviewed We present a pioneering report of the meteorological effects of a partial solar eclipse across a wide region. Using large networks of official weather stations and a regional climate model simulation, we detected meteorological effects of the 10 June 2021 eclipse in the UK, Iceland and Greenland. A meteorological model was used to show that the eclipse decreased the daily Greenland Ice Sheet surface melt by ~10%. Solar photovoltaic and wind renewable energy production across the UK were also affected.

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