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José A. Ruiz-Arias

José A. Ruiz-Arias

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
5344
World Ranking
8902
National Ranking
278

Overview

José A. Ruiz-Arias is affiliated with the University of Malaga in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Computer Science and Environmental Science, with notable contributions to subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability.

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, frequently contributing to journals like Solar Energy, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy, and Energies.

Recent papers by José A. Ruiz-Arias include:

  • Using renewable (solar) energy as a sustainable management pathway of lands highly sensitive to degradation in Romania. A countrywide analysis based on exploring the geographical and technical solar potentials, 2022, Renewable Energy
  • Mean-preserving interpolation with splines for solar radiation modeling, 2022, Solar Energy
  • CAELUS: Classification of sky conditions from 1-min time series of global solar irradiance using variability indices and dynamic thresholds, 2023, Solar Energy
  • Aerosol transmittance for clear-sky solar irradiance models: Review and validation of an accurate universal parameterization, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Spectral integration of clear-sky atmospheric transmittance: Review and worldwide performance, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Collaborations have often involved coauthors such as Christian A. Gueymard, Vicente Lara-Fanego, Tomáš Cebecauer, Juraj Betak, and Anne Forstinger, reflecting partnerships across different aspects of their research themes.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of numerical weather prediction solar irradiance forecasts in the US, Canada and Europe

    Richard Perez;Elke Lorenz;Sophie Pelland;Mark Beauharnois

  • Extensive worldwide validation and climate sensitivity analysis of direct irradiance predictions from 1-min global irradiance

    Christian A. Gueymard;Jose A. Ruiz-Arias

  • Evaluation of the WRF model solar irradiance forecasts in Andalusia (southern Spain)

    V. Lara-Fanego;J.A. Ruiz-Arias;D. Pozo-Vázquez;F.J. Santos-Alamillos

  • WRF-Solar: Description and Clear-Sky Assessment of an Augmented NWP Model for Solar Power Prediction

    Pedro A. Jimenez;Joshua P. Hacker;Jimy Dudhia;Sue Ellen Haupt

  • Preliminary survey on site-adaptation techniques for satellite-derived and reanalysis solar radiation datasets

    Jesus Polo;Stefan Wilbert;José A. Ruiz-Arias;Richard Meyer

  • Proposal of a regressive model for the hourly diffuse solar radiation under all sky conditions

    J.A. Ruiz-Arias;H. Alsamamra;J. Tovar-Pescador;D. Pozo-Vázquez

  • An artificial neural network ensemble model for estimating global solar radiation from Meteosat satellite images

    Alvaro Linares-Rodriguez;José Antonio Ruiz-Arias;David Pozo-Vazquez;Joaquin Tovar-Pescador

  • A comparative study of ordinary and residual kriging techniques for mapping global solar radiation over southern Spain

    Husain Alsamamra;Jose Antonio Ruiz-Arias;David Pozo-Vázquez;Joaquin Tovar-Pescador

  • Benchmarking of different approaches to forecast solar irradiance

    C. Guerrero;L.M. Pomares;C. Kurz;M.G. Romeo

  • Combining wind farms with concentrating solar plants to provide stable renewable power

    F.J. Santos-Alamillos;F.J. Santos-Alamillos;D. Pozo-Vázquez;J.A. Ruiz-Arias;L. Von Bremen

  • A comparative analysis of DEM‐based models to estimate the solar radiation in mountainous terrain

    J. A. Ruiz‐Arias;J. Tovar‐Pescador;D. Pozo‐Vázquez;H. Alsamamra

  • Analysis of the spectral variations on the performance of high concentrator photovoltaic modules operating under different real climate conditions

    Eduardo F. Fernández;Eduardo F. Fernández;F. Almonacid;J.A. Ruiz-Arias;A. Soria-Moya

  • Analysis of WRF Model Wind Estimate Sensitivity to Physics Parameterization Choice and Terrain Representation in Andalusia (Southern Spain)

    F. J. Santos-Alamillos;D. Pozo-Vázquez;J. A. Ruiz-Arias;V. Lara-Fanego

  • Worldwide inter-comparison of clear-sky solar radiation models: Consensus-based review of direct and global irradiance components simulated at the earth surface

    José A. Ruiz-Arias;Christian A. Gueymard

  • On the use of the digital elevation model to estimate the solar radiation in areas of complex topography

    J. Tovar-Pescador;D. Pozo-Vázquez;J. A. Ruiz-Arias;J. Batlles

  • Assessment of the Level-3 MODIS daily aerosol optical depth in the context of surface solar radiation and numerical weather modeling

    J. A. Ruiz-Arias;J. A. Ruiz-Arias;J. Dudhia;C. A. Gueymard;D. Pozo-Vázquez

  • Spatial disaggregation of satellite-derived irradiance using a high-resolution digital elevation model

    José A. Ruiz-Arias;Tomáš Cebecauer;Joaquín Tovar-Pescador;Marcel Šúri

  • Generation of synthetic daily global solar radiation data based on ERA-Interim reanalysis and artificial neural networks

    Alvaro Linares-Rodríguez;José Antonio Ruiz-Arias;David Pozo-Vázquez;Joaquín Tovar-Pescador

  • Levelised cost of electricity in high concentrated photovoltaic grid connected systems: Spatial analysis of Spain

    D.L. Talavera;P. Pérez-Higueras;J.A. Ruíz-Arias;E.F. Fernández;E.F. Fernández

  • Validation of direct normal irradiance predictions under arid conditions: A review of radiative models and their turbidity-dependent performance

    Christian A. Gueymard;José Antonio Ruiz-Arias;José Antonio Ruiz-Arias

  • Surface clear-sky shortwave radiative closure intercomparisons in the Weather Research and Forecasting model

    José A. Ruiz-Arias;José A. Ruiz-Arias;Jimy Dudhia;Francisco J. Santos-Alamillos;David Pozo-Vázquez

Frequent Co-Authors

David Pozo-Vázquez
David Pozo-Vázquez University of Jaén
Christian A. Gueymard
Christian A. Gueymard University of Central Florida
Jimy Dudhia
Jimy Dudhia National Center for Atmospheric Research
Florencia Almonacid
Florencia Almonacid University of Jaén
John Boland
John Boland University of South Australia
John Methven
John Methven University of Reading
Richard Perez
Richard Perez University at Albany, State University of New York
Jan Kleissl
Jan Kleissl University of California, San Diego
Juan Pedro Montávez
Juan Pedro Montávez University of Murcia
Gregory Thompson
Gregory Thompson National Center for Atmospheric Research

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