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Atlantic High Latitude Surface Solar Irradiance

Development Near real time product

Daily Surface Solar Irradiance over Atlantic High Latitudes based on AVHRR data from Metop and NOAA satellites.

Identification
Acronym : AHL SSI
Product navigator reference :

EO:EUM:DAT:0268

OSI SAF producer : Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Identifier : OSI-302-c
Acronym for EDC (APNM) : ODLISSIAHL
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
Data Access
Main Diffusion Means :
EUMETCast
EDC
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

  • This product will superseded OSI-302-b at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023.
    The main differences with OSI-302-b are:

    • the satellite input data (in 2022, Metop-B, Metop-C, NPP and NOAA-20) for an extra coverage,
    • the cloud software is now PPS v2021, instead of v2014.
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