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Publication | Jones D.A., Wang W., Fawcett R. (2002). High-quality spatial climate data-sets for Australia. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal 58, 233-248. http://www.bom.gov.au/ |
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Overview
These datasets are daily solar radiation exposure across Australia derived by the Bureau of Meteorology using geostationary satellite remote sensing observations.
Key specifications
Spatial resolution | 0.05o grid |
Spatial coverage | Australia, valid over Land only |
Temporal resolution | Daily |
Temporal coverage | 1990 to present |
Sensor & platform | Geostationary meteorological satellites GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-9, MTSAT-1R, MTSAT-2 |
Custodian | Bureau of Meteorology |
Version | 1 |
Algorithm | Visible-band images are processed through a two-band physical model to hourly surface irradiances. These are integrated to daily exposure which are bias corrected with surface observations. Ancillary data used by the model are column water vapour from numerical weather prediction models, column ozone as a fixed function of latitude, and recent clear-sky surface reflectance. There is no explicit treatment of aerosols. |
File Format | netCDF |
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Bureau of Meteorology climate maps - Solar Radiation
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Background
What is Solar Radiation Exposure?
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Climatological monthly averages and the annual average of daily solar exposure are available from the Bureau of Meteorology's solar radiation average maps webpage.
Other specifications
Citation | Horizontal Surface Solar Radiation Exposure 1-Day Australia 5km Gridded |
Data source | Bureau of Meteorology |
Geographical coverage | 112°E–154°E, 45°S–10°S |
Coordinate system | Geographic; Datum: WGS84 |
Positional accuracy | 0.05° |
Accuracy | The mean absolute error varies between approximately 0.8 MJ m−2 in winter and 1.5 MJ m−2 in summer. |
Completeness | Spatially complete over land and extrapolated a short distance into sea and lakes. |
Update plan | An updated dataset will be available in June 2012, and is expected to have fewer missing days. |
Use limitation | Satellite-derived global solar exposure estimates are based on images from the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite GMS-4, GMS-5, MTSAT-1R, MTSAT-2 (from 2010) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-9) satellites which are provided with permission of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the United States National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Any use of products from this imagery requires acknowledgement of the satellites of JMA and NOAA as the original source of the satellite data, and acknowledgement of the Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) which received and processed the images (see acknowledgment). |
Use constraints | Copyright: Exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor. |
Contact | Ian Grant |
References
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General introduction to solar energy budget for the Earth | Crowder, R. B. |
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(1995 |
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). Wonders of the Weather. Australian Government Publishing Service Canberra. |
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Basic method for calculating surface solar radiation from satellite data | Gautier, C., Diak, G., Masse, S. |
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(1980 |
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). A Simple Model to Estimate the Incident Solar Radiation at the Surface from GOES Satellite Data. J. of Appl. Meter. 19, 1005-1012. https://doi.org/10. |
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The description of an early version of the model used to calculate the solar radiation over Australia | Weymouth, G., Le Marshall, J. |
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(1994 |
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). An Operational System to Estimate Insolation over the Australian Region. Proc. Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference 443-449. |
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The description |
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of the current model used to calculate the solar radiation over Australia |
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Weymouth, G., Le Marshall, J. F. |
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(2001 |
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). Estimation of daily surface solar exposure using GMS-5 stretched-VISSR observations: The system and basic results, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 50, 263-278. |
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