Meteorological measurements were made before, during and after the Shaaban 29, 1426H [October 3, 2005] partial (60%) solar eclipse over the Hada Al-Sham area, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. From the available data radiative changes were found clearly (depletion) due to the solar eclipse and other meteorological parameters such as temperature and humidity. It was a marked change in humidity with relative humidity increasing 10% and temperature falling 1°C, 27min after partiality. The energy balance

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... ents were computed to determine how the surface layer responded to changes in the ground heat flux and other components.