This Atlas was designed based on state of the art in remote sensing and numerical modeling approaches. It results from the assertive collaboration between experts, companies, and institutions. We acknowledge, in particular, the following institutions:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE) for sharing solarimetric data from the SONDA Network and for making available the code of model BRASIL-SR;
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for providing the satellite images (GOES16 and GridSat project);
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) for providing aerosol data from the MERRA-2 product;
Federal Institute of Pernambuco (IFPE) for making data available through the Solarimetric Data Acquisition Network of Pernambuco;
National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) for providing data from its network of automated weather stations (PCDs);
Casa dos Ventos for sharing data from solarimetric data in the state of Paraíba;
Center for Alternative and Renewable Energies of the Federal University of Paraíba (CEAR/UFPB) for their support in revising this document;
Executive Water Management Agency (AESA), Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of Paraíba (IPHAEP), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBIO), Department of Roads and Highways of the State of Paraíba (DER), State Secretary for Planning and Management (SEPLAG), Superintendence of Environmental Administration (SUDEMA), Energy Company of the State of Paraíba (Energisa Paraíba), and the State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainability (SEMAS), for providing environmental and infrastructure data.