✦ LIBER ✦
A comparison of two methods of estimating insolation over the tropical pacific ocean using cloudiness from satellite observations
✍ Scribed by Dennis Nullet
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-092X
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✦ Synopsis
Two methods of estimating insolation over the tropical Pacific using cloud cover from satellite observations are compared with each other and with average monthly ration data from four Pacific island stations. The two methods yield comparable values for latitudes within 15 ° of the equator but diverge at higher latitudes. Both methods overestimate insolation in the summer and underestimate insolation in the winter for the two stations above 15 ° latitude. Results support reports that tropical Pacific cloud types have a high mean transparency.