[gradsusr] Solar Radiation

[Brian Walsh]

Thanks Michael.

From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Frost, Mr. Michael
Sent: January-25-13 6:04 PM
To: GrADS Users Forum
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] Solar Radiation

Hi:  We have NOGAPS solar radiation on the USGODAE site in GRIB edition 1 format.

You can find it at:  http://usgodae.org/pub/outgoing/fnmoc/models/nogaps.

Under nogaps go into year, then dtg.  Files that end with sol_rad are the solar radiation.

Additionally, there is an OPeNDAP/DODS interface to it at http://usgodae.org/dods/GDS/nogaps/NOGAPS_0001_000000-000000sol_rad.info.

Currently this data is one degree global, but will be switched to ½ degree global in March.

Thanks,
Mike

Michael Frost
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From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org<mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org> [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Kevin M Levey
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 1:45 PM
To: GrADS Users Forum
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] Solar Radiation

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,

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On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Brian Walsh <brianw at provair.com<mailto: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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