Estimating Daily and 24-Hour Net Radiation for All Sky Conditions through Remote Sensing and Climatic Data
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 3
Abstract
Net radiation is a key variable in hydrological studies. However, measured net radiation data are rarely available and are often subject to error because of equipment calibration or failure. Additionally, point measurements of net radiation do not represent the diversity of the regional net radiation values, which are needed for many physical and biological processes such as climate monitoring and evapotranspiration mapping. The authors present a methodology to estimate daytime net radiation using a combination of remote sensing and climatic data. This paper expands on previous original research by extending the estimation of net radiation to 24 h under all sky conditions. The procedure estimates daytime and nighttime net radiation and combines the results to calculate the 24-h net radiation values. The methodology combines information from satellite and local weather stations to estimate net radiation values. The procedure can estimate net radiation under all sky conditions using measured or estimated solar radiation. Two different methods are presented to estimate net radiation. Comparisons between measured and predicted daytime and 24-h net radiation using the two methods resulted in an average ratio ranging from 0.98–1.0 and a standard error of estimate ranging from . Satellite data were used for the calculation of leaf area index, albedo, and ground temperature. Although satellite data are scarce, the methodology is not limited to satellite imagery. One can easily use ground level measurements of leaf area index, albedo, and temperature to estimate daytime and 24-h net radiation using the proposed methodology.
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Received: Dec 14, 2011
Accepted: Aug 28, 2012
Published online: Aug 31, 2012
Published in print: Mar 1, 2013
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