Basin-scale solar irradiance estimates in semiarid regions using GOES 7
- Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
- Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD (United States); and others
This paper evaluates the ability of satellite observations from GOES 7 to provide basin-scale surface solar irradiance (SW) estimates in a semiarid region during a period of strong convective activity with highly variable cloud conditions. A physical inference model is used to derive the SW. Information of surface albedo is a prerequisite in all such models. In this study the albedo is first derived from the clear sky radiances as observed from the same satellite. 29 refs., 12 figs, 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 183467
- Journal Information:
- Water Resources Research, Vol. 30, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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