Jinhuan Qiu

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

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Jinhuan Qiu is a leading researcher in atmospheric optics and solar radiation measurement, with a career dedicated to improving the accuracy of Earth’s surface energy budget data. Her primary research areas include aerosol optical depth modeling and the calibration of solar radiation instruments. Qiu’s most significant contribution is the development of a novel, in-situ calibration method for shortwave solar irradiance measurements, which simultaneously calibrates global, direct, and scattering components against the World Radiation Reference (WRR). This work, published in 2014, has been foundational for ensuring data quality in climate monitoring. She further advanced this methodology by introducing new quality-control criteria to analyze seasonal uncertainties in the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) data, as demonstrated in her 2020 study at Izaña. Her earlier work on aerosol optical depth distributions over East Asia (2010) remains her most cited paper, with 17 citations, highlighting its impact on regional climate studies. Through these contributions, Qiu has directly enhanced the reliability of solar radiation datasets used for validating climate models and renewable energy assessments.