Physics-Based GOES Product for Use in NREL's National Solar Radiation Database: Preprint
The Global Solar Insolation Project (GSIP) is an operational physical model from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that computes global horizontal radiation (GHI) using the visible and infrared channel measurements from geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES). GSIP uses a two-stage scheme that retrieves cloud properties and uses those properties in the Satellite Algorithm for Surface Radiation Budget (SASRAB) model to calculate surface radiation. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, and NOAA have recently collaborated to adapt GSIP to create a high-temporal and spatial resolution data set. The data sets are currently being incorporated into the widely used National Solar Radiation Data Base.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1351563
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5D00-62776
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: To be presented at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 22-26 September 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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