Estimation of solar Irradiation in Korea peninsula by using GMS-5 data

  • Yoon, Hong-Joo (Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute) ;
  • Cha, Joo-Wan (Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute) ;
  • Chung, Hyo-Sang (Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Seob (Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute) ;
  • Hwang, Byong-Jun (Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Young-Haw (Satellite Division, Korea Meteorological Administration)
  • Published : 1998.09.01

Abstract

Solar irradiation controls the exchange of heat energy between atmosphere and land or ocean, and becomes an important factors to the radiance flux at the surface and the biosphere. In order to estimate solar irradiance and earth albedo In Korea peninsula during 1996, GMS date and paramaterization model was combinationally used. In clear sky, the paramaterization model was used to estimate solar iradiance. Also in cloudy sky, the earth albedo was used to calculate the Interceptive effect of solar irradiance. The hourly solar irradiance [the hourly earth albedo] showed generally very low values with <1.00 MJ/m$^2$hr [high values with >0.65] on the middle part (36.00-36.50$^{\circ}$S) and the Southeastern part (near 34.50$^{\circ}$S) in Korea peninsula, respectively. Satellite estimates (GMS data) with pyramometer measurements (in-situ data) were compared for 21 observed stations. Totally, correlation coefficient showed high values with 0.85. In the monthly variation, correlation coefficient of the spring and summer with rms=about 0.42 MJ/m$^2$hr was better than the autumn and winter with rms >0.5 MJ/m$^2$hr. Generally monthly variations of correlation coefficient between satellite estimetes and pyranometer measurements showed r=0.936 in clear sky during 1 year except only May, June, July and August.

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