Climate change trends in the belarusian sector of exclusion zone of the Chernobyl NPP
Journal: Journal of the Belarusian State University Ecology
Year: 2024

Our studies over the period of long-term instrumental observations (1997–2022) at the Masany research station noted increase in the number of clear days and a decrease in the number of days classified as semi-clear (partly cloudy). The average annual value of the intensity of total solar radiation (energy illumination) in real cloudy conditions was 0.21 kW/m2 with an interval of variation over the years from 0.18 to 0.25 kW/m2 . The highest intensity of radiant energy in the annual cycle occurs