Sector |
Essential climate variable (ECV) |
Description |
Global radiation |
Calculation method |
Title |
Period |
Processing |
Unit |
Comment |
Hourly |
Hourly |
The hourly time series from Harmonie-Arome |
W/m2 |
|
Monthly min |
Monthly |
The monthly minimum global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Monthly mean |
Monthly |
The monthly mean global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Monthly max |
Monthly |
The monthly maximum global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Yearly min |
Yearly |
The yearly minimum global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Yearly mean |
Yearly |
The yearly mean global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Yearly max |
Yearly |
The yearly maximum global radiation |
W/m2 |
|
Mean over period |
Five years |
Total mean for the full period |
W/m2 |
|
Provenance |
Global radiation is computed by HARMONIE-AROME |
Validation |
The simulations made by HARMONIE-AROME in Urban SIS has been validated against observations in Urban SIS deliverable 5.1, where an overview is given in Table 4. For global radiation a more extensive analysis have been made in section 4.5. |