Variability of photosynthetically available and total solar irradiance at the surface during FIFE - A satellite descriptionThe satellite method of Gautier et al. (1980) is applied to GOES-6 radiometer data to determine the availability of quantitative data on the temporal variability of photosynthetically available radiation (PAR) and insolation. Comparisons with in situ measurements indicate that the modified satellite method yields insolation and PAR data with small biases and standard errors of 9 and 6.5 percent respectively. It is shown that large-scale satellite climatologies of insolation can be converted into climatologies of PAR to study photosynthetic activity on a global scale.
Document ID
19920030697
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Frouin, Robert (California Univ. La Jolla, CA, United States)
Gautier, Catherine (California, University; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on FIFE - First ISLSCP Field Experiment