Heliosat Solar

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Screenshot from windprospecting.com showing coverage of the Heliosat Solar dataset.

Introduction

"Heliosat Solar" is a satelite based surface radiation dataset produced and delivered by CM SAF (Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring). The windPRO dataset is composed of two different datasets, namely:

The Validation report of the ICDR dataset concludes that there is a resonable consistency between the two datasets.

Dataset Overview

  • Content:: Surface radition parameters to be used in Solar calculations in windPRO
  • Spatial Resolution: The dataset is available on a regular geographical (lat/lon) grid at 0.05x0.05 resolution (around 5 km).
  • Temporal Resolution: 30 minute values.
  • Coverage: The dataset has an extend +- 65 degrees in both latetidues and longitudes. In windPRO, offshore coverage is at a distance of approximately 300 km from any known coastlines.
  • Period: 20+ years. The EMD databases will hold data back to 1999.