Comparison of downward surface solar radiation derived from GMS5/VISSR and of reanalysis products

Huiling Qin; Yoshimi Kawai; Hiroshi Kawamura

doi:10.1007/s10872-006-0077-z

Comparison of downward surface solar radiation derived from GMS5/VISSR and of reanalysis products

Huiling Qin, Yoshimi Kawai, Hiroshi Kawamura

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Abstract

A high-resolution downward surface solar radiation (DSSR) dataset has been produced using geostationary meteorological satellite measurements. Its validation with in situ observations shows that the daily satellite DSSRs are highly accurate. Comparing the satellite DSSRs with reanalysis DSSR datasets, the former has higher probability density in a low value range, and lower density in a high value range. Overestimations of the reanalysis DSSR are significant in the low range. Correlations between the reanalysis DSSRs and the satellite DSSR are relatively low in the tropics. It is suggested that the satellite DSSRs have good potential to capture cloud behavior in the tropics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-586
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Oceanography
Volume	62
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-006-0077-z
Publication status	Published - 2006 Aug

Keywords

Dataset
GMS
Satellite derived solar radiation
Validation

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Oceanography

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Comparison of downward surface solar radiation derived from GMS5/VISSR and of reanalysis products

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