Estimation of insolation over the Pacific Ocean off the Sanriku Coast

Hiroshi Kawamura; Shuichi Tanahashi; Tomoyuki Takahashi

doi:10.1007/BF02742448

Estimation of insolation over the Pacific Ocean off the Sanriku Coast

Hiroshi Kawamura, Shuichi Tanahashi, Tomoyuki Takahashi

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Abstract

Surface solar radiation over the Pacific Ocean off the Sanriku coast has been estimated using Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer data supplied by the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite 5 for September, 1996 to June, 1997, when the Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner was functioning. The hourly and daily insolation is estimated with a spatial resolution of 0.01-degree grid. The in situ surface short wave radiation obtained by the research vessel, Kofu-Maru belonging to the Japan Meteorological Agency is used for validation of the estimated insolation. It is shown that the estimated hourly and daily insolation has an rms (root mean square) error of 17.05% and 8.13%, respectively, which are the ratios between the rms error (W/m²) and the mean insolation (W/m²).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-464
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Oceanography
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02742448
Publication status	Published - 1998 Oct

Keywords

Bio-optical interaction
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS)
Insolation
Remote sensing
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

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Oceanography

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