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Atlantic High Latitude Surface Solar Irradiance
Development Near real time productDaily Surface Solar Irradiance over Atlantic High Latitudes based on AVHRR data from Metop and NOAA satellites.
Identification
Characteristics
Processing level : L3
Satellite input : Metop-B/AVHRR, Metop-C/AVHRR, NPP/VIIRS, NOAA-20/VIIRS
Other input : NWP outputs
Frequency : 1 per day
Central time : 12:00
Timeliness : 3h30
Spatial coverage : Atlantic Ocean north of 50N and parts of the Arctic Ocean (+/-90° from 0° longitude)
Spatial sampling : 5 km
Projection : Polar stereographic
File Formats : HL FTP Server (NetCDF4), EDC (NetCDF4), EUMETCast (NetCDF4)
Characteristics & methods : Bulk parameterization, including over sea ice
Accuracy Requirements
Target accuracy : monthly relative absolute mean difference: 10 %, monthly relative standard deviation: 30 %
Verification/validation method : Routine comparison with pyranometers measurements
Applications and users
Usage : NWP, Ocean and biological modeling at operational and research centers, organisations mapping solar energy.
Comments
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This product will superseded OSI-302-b at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023.
The main differences with OSI-302-b are: