Dual View on Clear-Sky Top-of-Atmosphere Albedos from Meteosat Second Generation Satellites

A clear-sky radiance archive from Meteosat ”water vapor” observations

Determination of circumsolar radiation from Meteosat Second Generation

Reliable data on circumsolar radiation, which is caused by scattering of sunlight by cloud or aerosol particles, is becoming more and more important for the resource assessment and design of concentrating solar technologies (CSTs). However, measuring circumsolar radiation is demanding and only very limited data sets are available. As a step to bridge this gap, a method was developed which allow...

Meteosat Second Generation Cirrus Detection Algorithm MeCiDA

An analysis of the dependence of clear-sky top-of-atmosphere outgoing longwave radiation on atmospheric temperature and water vapor

[1] We have analyzed observations of clear-sky top-of-atmosphere outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) measured by the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES). These measurements were obtained during March 2005 at night and over the ocean and cover latitudes from 70 N to 70 S. First, we compare the OLR measurements to OLR calculated from two radiative transfer models. The models use as...

Meteosat Second Generation Data for Assessment of Surface Moisture Status

Two approaches for estimation of remotely sensed land surface temperature, Ts, based on MSG-SEVIRI data have been tested in a semi-arid environment in West Africa. A local algorithm, based on in situ measured Ts and a regional algorithm, based on MODIS LST products. They are both based on the split-window technique and show encouraging results, however applications are limited to the region for...