[gradsusr] Solar Radiation

[Kevin M Levey]

THU 24JAN13: 1345PST

Brian,

Yes, there is both daily and monthly radiation data (shortwave up and down, long wave up and down) - follow this link: 

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/reanalysis/reanalysis.shtml

Else, for forecast data, use the radiation data found in the GFS model.

It's the NCEP reanalysis data.

Regards,

Kevin M Levey, MSc in Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences (University of Cape Town)
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Brian Walsh <brianw at provair.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> Are there any models which output the amount of daily solar radiation (whether NWP or reanalysis model)? Or, is there a way of determining this from existing variables?
>  
> Thanks in advance.
>  
> Brian
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