GRIB2 - TABLE 4.2-3-6

PARAMETERS FOR DISCIPLINE 3
CATEGORY 6

(Satellite Remote Sensing Products, Solar Radiation category)

In Section 0, Octet 7 = 3
In Section 4, Octet 10 = 6

Created 07/26/2016


Number
(In Section 4, octet 11)
 Parameter Units
 Abbrev
0 Global Solar Irradiance (see Note 1) W m-2 GSOLIRR
1 Global Solar Exposure (see Note 2) J m-2 GSOLEXP
2 Direct Solar Irradiance (see Note 3) W m-2 DIRSOLIR
3 Direct Solar Exposure (see Note 4) J m-2 DIRSOLEX
4 Diffuse Solar Irradiance (see Note 5) W m-2 DIFSOLIR
5 Diffuse Solar Exposure (see Note 6) J m-2 DIFSOLEX
6-191 Reserved

192-254 Reserved for Local Use

255
 Missing



Notes:

(1) The solar flux per unit area received from a solid angle of 2π sr on a horizontal surface.

(2) The integral of global solar irradiance.

(3) The solar flux per unit area received from the solid angle of the Sun's disc on a surface normal to the sun direction.

(4) Time integral of direct solar irradiance.

(5) The solar flux per unit area received from a solid angle of 2π sr, except for the solid angle of Sun's disc, on a horizontal surface.

(6) Time integral of diffuse solar irradiance.


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